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Old 30th July 2011, 04:16 PM   #1
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A couple of other examples (pictures) I managed to find (not mine).
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Old 30th July 2011, 04:54 PM   #2
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I need one of those. Yes that is cotton. Amazon clubs have either cotton, sisel or palm fiber {raphia}
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Old 30th July 2011, 05:20 PM   #3
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This site is really helpful.

http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/vi...lock%20Club%22

Scroll down to (NMAI o58277.000) belaying pin style club. I think this may identify this club 20 inches long.
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Old 30th July 2011, 05:32 PM   #4
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Hi Tim,

Neat club!

You may want to look up kanaima . This club is similar to one used on dark shamans (see the pic in this article). Or it may just be a war club. Regardless, there may be more angles to this.

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Old 30th July 2011, 05:40 PM   #5
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Thanks, ordered and on its way.
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Old 30th July 2011, 06:59 PM   #6
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Hi Tim,

Thanks I'll read through that in a mo
Any thoughts on the decoration?

Hi Fearn ,

The club in the picture is like mine, not Tim's isn't it?
Are you mixing us up? I can understand you assuming any club thread is Tims
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Old 30th July 2011, 07:36 PM   #7
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Did the Caribbean Caribs use the same style club? I heard they called theirs a "boutou"??

Just curious
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Old 30th July 2011, 07:57 PM   #8
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Hi Tim,

Thanks I'll read through that in a mo
Any thoughts on the decoration?

Hi Fearn ,

The club in the picture is like mine, not Tim's isn't it?
Are you mixing us up? I can understand you assuming any club thread is Tims
Yep, I got confused.

Anyway, AFAIK, people in Guyana do use those square headed clubs on the heads of known or suspected Kanaima sorcerers. That's why I suggested reading Neil Whitehead's book. It's pretty gruesome stuff, and I suspect there's a reason his author pic shows him holding one of those clubs.

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