Club or tool ?

Pinocchio · 17th January 2018, 02:06 AM

Can anybody identify this club ?
It is about 3 feet long.
Thanks

shayde78 · 19th January 2018, 03:20 AM

Interesting...Solomon Rennel Islands, perhaps?

David · 19th January 2018, 03:46 AM

I admittedly know little about pacific island clubs, but that looks like it would not hold up to too many strikes to be an efficient weapon. Could it be purely ceremonial?

kronckew · 19th January 2018, 09:25 AM

Butter churn? they sell a lot of them as 'clubs'.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...53&postcount=9

The Solomon Islands used flanged clubs, but short hand clubs of the Ulu variety ('throwing' clubs) like mine in coconut wood below, the flanges were quite substantial broad based to withstand impact, with sharp edges.

The butter churn ones were longer, thinner and the flanges were for rotating the handle between the palms, or with a cord like in the below video, inside the churn barrel. the one shown in post one appears to be a more classy & finely made one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-iGkRLzNuY

Pinocchio · 5th February 2018, 12:17 PM

Could it be a cacao mixer rather than a weapon ?

17th January 2018, 02:06 AM	#1
Pinocchio Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 12	Club or tool ? Can anybody identify this club ? It is about 3 feet long. Thanks Attached Images

19th January 2018, 09:25 AM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	Butter churn? they sell a lot of them as 'clubs'. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...53&postcount=9 The Solomon Islands used flanged clubs, but short hand clubs of the Ulu variety ('throwing' clubs) like mine in coconut wood below, the flanges were quite substantial broad based to withstand impact, with sharp edges. The butter churn ones were longer, thinner and the flanges were for rotating the handle between the palms, or with a cord like in the below video, inside the churn barrel. the one shown in post one appears to be a more classy & finely made one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-iGkRLzNuY Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 19th January 2018 at 10:37 AM.

5th February 2018, 12:17 PM	#5
Pinocchio Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 12	Cacao mixer ? Could it be a cacao mixer rather than a weapon ?

19th January 2018, 03:20 AM	#2
shayde78 Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 445	Interesting...Solomon Rennel Islands, perhaps?

19th January 2018, 03:46 AM	#3
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,123	I admittedly know little about pacific island clubs, but that looks like it would not hold up to too many strikes to be an efficient weapon. Could it be purely ceremonial?