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Old 11th September 2016, 08:08 AM   #1
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HERE ARE TWO OF THE INTERESTING FORM OF CLUBS FROM THE NEW HEBRIDES ISLANDS. THEY ARE MADE OF A VERY HEAVY HARD WOOD AND HAVE A SRACE FOR THE GRIP USUALLY WRAPPED WITH SOME SORT OF FIBER CORD. OFTEN THE CORDS ARE MADE OF HUMAN HAIR BUT OTHER FIBERS MAY BE USED OR MISSING ENTIRELY. VANAUATU AND TANA ARE TWO ISLANDS HAVING THESE FORMS.
#1., #2., & #3. 105 CM. LONG, VANAUATU, GRIP WRAPPED WITH HUMAN HAIR CORD. NEW HEBRIDES STAFF CLUB.
#4. 119 CM. NEW HEBRIDES STAFF CLUB
#5., #6., #7. & #8. 116 CM., TANA ISLAND NEW HEBRIDES
#. 9. VANAUATU STAFF CLUB, NEW HEBRIDES.
#10., #11. & #12. 87 CM. LONG DIFFERENT FORM, VANAUATU , NEW HEBRIDES.
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Old 17th September 2016, 07:19 AM   #2
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TWELVE MORE EXAMPLES AND VARIATIONS OF NEW HEBRIDES CLUBS
#1. 19TH. CENTURY VANATU, CLUB BUTT DESIGN SMALL PICTURE
#2 & #3. VANUATU, 21.5 INCHES LONG, MAY BE A CLUB OR NOT
#4., #5 & #6. CIRCA 1880, VANUATU 39 INCHES LONG
#7., #8. & #9. TWO NEW HEBRIDES CLUBS WITH THE DISTINCTIVE CARVINGS ON THE CLUB BUTTS. 42 INCHES AND 38 INCHES LONG
#10. NEW HEBRIDES CLUB VARIATION
#11. NEW HEBRIDES CLUB VARIATION
#12. NEW HEBRIDES CLUB VARIATION
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Old 17th September 2016, 07:26 AM   #3
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#1. NEW HEBRIDES VARIATION ,VANUATU
#2. VARIATIONS OF CLUB GRIPS, VANUATU
#3. VARIATIONS OF CLUB HEADS COMPARISONS, VANUATU
#4. VANUATU CLUB VARIATIONS.
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Old 20th September 2016, 12:12 AM   #4
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Fascinating! I see some similarity in form to those further east in eastern Polynesian regions.
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Old 20th September 2016, 06:15 PM   #5
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THANKS FOR THE COMMENT JOSE , FEW ARE MADE ON THESE POSTS
THERE IS QUITE A LOT OF VARIATION IN CLUBS FROM THE VARIOUS ISLAND GROUPS IN THE AREA. LIFE WAS MUCH THE SAME FROM ISLAND TO ISLAND BUT CUSTOMS AND ESPECIALLY REGALIA AND WEAPONS THOUGH SIMILAR COULD VARY QUITE A LOT. THESE CLUBS HAVE ENOUGH LENGTH FOR A FENCING AND PARRYING STYLE OF COMBAT INSTEAD OF CLOSE IN FIGHTING. THEY ARE LIGHT WEIGHT NOT LARGE BONE CRUSHERS OR BREAKERS LIKE THOSE FROM SOME ISLANDS NOTABLY FIJI. I WOULD CLASSIFY THEM AS MACE LIKE IN FUNCTION AND DUE TO THE LENGTH AND WEIGHT A FAST WEAPON. I DON'T KNOW THE MEANING OF THE CARVED DECORATION ON SOME OF THE BUTTS OF THESE CLUBS BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW IT IS UNIQUE TO OLDER NEW HEBRIDES CLUBS.
PERHAPS SOME OTHER MEMBERS MAY ADD A FEW OF THEIR CLUBS.
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Old 21st September 2016, 03:57 AM   #6
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Hello Vandoo.. I have to say that your chosen specialty is indeed amazing. This is where it all began and I find your posts excellent though I have no idea where to begin in supporting it..I have a brilliant book on the subject but its in German!! I understand that in the two clubs shown below the more ornate lighter brown one is much older...
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