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Squeezing one last thing in before the before the end of 2014. Looks Sudanese? Could be Oceanic???? Just under 30 inches. Throwing weapons usually have a curved form world wide? Waiting for it to arrive.
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yes, it's a club for 'hurling' a more severe and forceful verb than 'throwing'. i suspect it is not from the sudan. as you suspect, it is really from an oceanic island.
i've got one of those ethnographic oceanic islander clubs, it's called a hurley. ![]() see http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18562 the distinctive shape is well known on the island. here is another antique one: ![]() a collection: ![]() and there's a photo of the islanders in their distinctive native costumes engaging in ritual combat with their clubs attached below. this occurs on the aforementioned island set on the edge of a vast ocean, and only about 200 miles west of me (and tim ![]() i note the traditional bindings are missing from yours, as is also sometimes found on pacific oceanic clubs from other areas. the traditional materials for these bindings is however readily available. a video of the club in use: Blitz the ritual battle: (followed by a gory secret photo of the battlefield afterwards. those of a sensitive nature, look away now. Last edited by kronckew; 20th December 2014 at 12:30 PM. |
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Yes, thought cost too good to be true. It happens when try to collect with oily rag budgets
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cheer up,
every once and a while you strike gold tho. ![]() look like a nice antique, just not a weapon. and you can tell the police that when you use it to beat a burglar to a pulp with it... officer, he attacked me and this sporting memorabilia was handy... ![]() |
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