I LOOKED THRU A FEW MORE REFRENCES BUT I AM STILL FLOUNDERING ABOUT.
IN THE TWO BOOK SET "OCEANIC ART" BY ANTHONY J.P. MEYER I FOUND. VOLUME 1 PAGE 129, BOTI LONG WAR CLUBS FROM THE EASTERN PAPUAN GULF.
VOLUME 2 PAGE 354, NEW IRELAND MALAGAN IMAGES
NONE REALLY FIT BUT WERE AS CLOSE AS I FOUND IN THOSE BOOKS.
THE EYE SHAPE IS FOUND IN TIKIS IN SEVERAL ISLANDS, TAHITI, BISMARK ARCHEPELIGO ISLANDS AND NEW ZEALAND. THE ROUND EYE AND EYE SLIT SHAPES ARE ALSO FOUND IN THOSE AREAS. I SUSPECT THE EYE SHAPE AS WELL AS THE MOUTH INDICATES IF THE FIGURE IS ANGRY OR PEACFUL, GOOD OR BAD.
THE PROTRUDING TONGUE IS FOUND MOSTLY IN AREAS SETTLED BY THE MAORI AND I SUSPECT THAT TRIBES DESENDENTS SPREAD INTO OTHER AREAS AS WELL AS NEW ZEALAND. SHARP POINTY TEETH ARE NOT A FEATURE OF THEIR CARVING DESIGNS AND THE SUN BURST PATTERN AROUND THE EYES ON YOUR CLUB DOSEN'T FIT WELL WITH OCEANIC DESIGN. PERHAPS THE CARVER WAS IN A HURRY AND DIDN'T CARE ABOUT TRADITIONAL DESIGNS. THE CARVING COULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN DONE QUICKLY AND EASILY WITH A SMALL KNIFE.
TWO MAORI PICTURES , ONE TATOO AND ONE MASK
ONE NEW IRELAND ANCESTOR FIGURE WITH BIRD HANGING ON LIP
ONE MARQUESAN STYLE TIKI