MAORI SHORT CLUBS (WAHIKA FORM)

VANDOO · 24th May 2010, 12:09 AM

THIS FORM OF CLUB HAS EXAMPLES WITH THE MOST INTRICATE AND FLAMBOYANT CARVING. IT IS SORT OF A SIMI HOOKED WARCLUB AND SOME HAVE THE NOTCH AS FOUND ON THE KOTATAE FORM ON THE OPPOSITE EDGE FROM THE HOOK. THE HOOK SIDE OFTEN HAS A TIKI CARVED THERE AS WELL AS THE TIKI CARVED ON THE HILT END OF THE CLUB. THIS CLUB IS USUALLY MADE OF WOOD BUT WHALEBONE IS ALSO FOUND. THE SIZE RANGE IS ABOUT THE SAME AS FOR THE KOTATAE AND PATA FORMS. I HAVE INCLUDED A PICTURE OF AN EXAMPLE MADE OF JADE BUT AM NOT SURE IT IS AN OLD ONE. THERE IS ALSO AN EXAMPLE OF A CAST PLASTIC ONE. THE CAST ONES ARE USUALLY MUSEUM REPLICAS OF ESPECIALLY NICELY CARVED EXAMPLES AND ARE WELL DONE (BUT STILL PLASTIC

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24th May 2010, 12:09 AM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	MAORI SHORT CLUBS (WAHIKA FORM) THIS FORM OF CLUB HAS EXAMPLES WITH THE MOST INTRICATE AND FLAMBOYANT CARVING. IT IS SORT OF A SIMI HOOKED WARCLUB AND SOME HAVE THE NOTCH AS FOUND ON THE KOTATAE FORM ON THE OPPOSITE EDGE FROM THE HOOK. THE HOOK SIDE OFTEN HAS A TIKI CARVED THERE AS WELL AS THE TIKI CARVED ON THE HILT END OF THE CLUB. THIS CLUB IS USUALLY MADE OF WOOD BUT WHALEBONE IS ALSO FOUND. THE SIZE RANGE IS ABOUT THE SAME AS FOR THE KOTATAE AND PATA FORMS. I HAVE INCLUDED A PICTURE OF AN EXAMPLE MADE OF JADE BUT AM NOT SURE IT IS AN OLD ONE. THERE IS ALSO AN EXAMPLE OF A CAST PLASTIC ONE. THE CAST ONES ARE USUALLY MUSEUM REPLICAS OF ESPECIALLY NICELY CARVED EXAMPLES AND ARE WELL DONE (BUT STILL PLASTIC ) Attached Images