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Old 21st October 2020, 11:08 PM   #1
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A club so ugly that one can not see the face..........the last picture; I'll try to take a better one.
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Old 22nd October 2020, 01:12 AM   #2
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My African face club discussion for comparison:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=face
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Old 22nd October 2020, 04:42 AM   #3
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I think I found my long lost brother! With the offset head, I feel mine could be patterned after a Massi Rungu Club.
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Old 22nd October 2020, 06:50 AM   #4
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Good possibility...
My rungu for comparison. One ebony, one from a lighter wood. Your back-of-the-head photo hints at a lighter wood, stained or fire blackened.
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Old 22nd October 2020, 08:54 PM   #5
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3 more pictures that are a little better.
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Old 23rd October 2020, 01:43 AM   #6
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Lew had one of these in his collection:
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Old 23rd October 2020, 01:11 PM   #7
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Interesting comparison; are we sure that mine is African?
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