MOST DESIRED OCEANIC WAR CLUBS 3: FIJI

VANDOO · 24th March 2014, 11:08 PM

A FEW MORE FIJI CLUBS. #1. 20IN. LONG, SMALL BATON SIZE CLUB, BOWAI
#2. 21IN. LONG, SMALL BATON SIZE BOWAI
#3. 29 IN. LONG, SMALLER BATON SIZE BOWAI POLE CLUB.
#4. & #5. FIJI ULA, RECENT
#6. FIJI ULA, OLD WITH WHALE IVORY INLAY
#7. 31.2 CM. RECENT, 20TH CENTURY ULA
#8.& #9. 40 CM. L. 18TH TO EARLY 19 CENTURY, HUMAN TEETH INLAY
#10 & # 11. EXTRA LARGE FIJI ULA OLD AUCTION CATALOG.
#12. 1902 FIJI CHIEF WITH SMALL BOWAI

VANDOO · 25th March 2014, 01:49 AM

#1. FIJI DRUMMER
#2. OLD ROOTSTOCK CLUB SHOWING MARKS FROM OLD FIBER WRAP.
#3. OLD ROOTSTOCK CLUB WITH INSET HUMAN TEETH
#4. FIJI ROOTSTOCK WITH INLAY
#5., #6., #7. 111CM. LONG, 18TH TO EARLY 19 TH. CENTURY.
#8., #9., #10. FIJI GUGU CLUB
#11. OLD FIJI GUGU CLUB WITH FIBER WRAPINGS.
#12. OLD FIJI SPEAR.

VANDOO · 25th March 2014, 06:33 PM

A FEW MORE CLUBS.
#1., #2, #3. FIJI CLUB 39IN. LONG, DESIGN SAID TO RESEMBLE A FURLED CANOE SAIL. SOMETIMES CALLED GATA, SOBESILA OR SALI VATUVATU.
#4., #5. FIJI CULACULA, 24IN. LONG CIRC. 1980'S.
#6. FIJI PADDLE STYLE CLUB
#7, #8, #9, #10. FIJI TOTOKIA CLUB 98CM.LONG EARLY 19TH CENTURY.
#11. FIJI GATA CLUB WITH POUNDED DESIGNS ON SIDES. THE TREE IS SHAPED AND POUNDED WHILE GROWING TO MAKE THIS FORM OF DESIGN.
#12. FIJI COIN SHOWING A ULA THROWING CLUB.

VANDOO · 22nd August 2014, 08:56 PM

A FEW MORE FIJI CLUBS.
#1., 2, & 3 , CIRC. 1960'S OR LATER 570 MM. LONG
#4, 5,& 6. HEAVY TONGAN INFLUENCE, LIKELY CARVED IN FIJI, 37 IN. LONG, LIKELY 1960;S OR LATER WITH MARINE IVORY, BONE OR SHELL INLAY?.
#7. FIJI RECENT NICE LOOKING TOURIST WALL HANGER
#8, 9, & 10 RECENT FIJI CLUB
#11. OLD POSTCARD FIJI STAGED CLUB FIGHT.
#12. OLDER FIJI CLUB, PRE- WW2

VANDOO · 29th August 2014, 11:18 PM

PICTURES #1 THRU #4 REFERRED TO AS TUKI IN FIJIAN. THEY WERE A TYPE OF BATTLE HAMMER SOME WITH A FLAT STRIKING HEAD AND SOME WITH A SHORT BROAD SPIKE LIKE THIS EXAMPLE. THEY EVOLVED INTO THE MORE COMMON FLAMBOYANT TOTOKIA AND ARE MORE RARE. SEE CLUNNIE'S BOOK FIG .#5 AND TEXT ON PAGE 54. THIS OLDER EXAMPLE DOES SHOW WEAR AND PATINA CONSISTENT WITH USE. 36.5 INCHES LONG
#5 THRU #8 IS A FORM USED IN FIJI BUT THOUGHT TO HAVE COME FROM TONGA AND OFTEN SHOWS STRONG TONGAN INFLUENCE. IN FIJI IT WAS CALLED TEIVAKATONGA SEE PAGE 56 AND FIGURE 9 IN CLUNNIE'S BOOK. ITEM A AND F BEING THE CLOSEST TO THIS EXAMPLE.

VANDOO · 18th November 2014, 12:20 AM

A FEW MORE EXAMPLES FROM FIJI FOR REFRENCE.
#1. SMALL BATON SOMETIMES REFERED TO AS A WIFE BEATING CLUB 16.75 IN.L.
#2. RECENT FIJI TOOTHED GATA DESIGN
#3. THRU #5. FIJI ULA, NOTE THIS IS THE FORM WITH THE CONCAVE CAVITY IN THE HANDLE 38 CM. LONG.
#6. 73 CM. FIJI ROOTSTOCK CLUB, UNUSUAL VARIATION WITH GOOD AGE
#7. FIJI GATA VARIATION WITH BACK SPIKES, I HAVE NOT SEEN OLD TRADITIONAL EXAMPLES OF THE FORM WITH SPIKES AND SUSPECT IT IS A RECENT DESIGN AS THIS CLUB IS RECENT.
#8. THRU #11. RECENT FIJI CLUB WITH SHELL INLAY AND TONGAN INFLUENCED DESIGNS CARVED HUMAN FIGURE, ECT..
#12. CLOSEUP OF NEW STYLIZED FIJI TOOTHED GATA CLUB

VANDOO · 18th November 2014, 01:48 AM

A FEW MORE #1. THREE FIJI TOURIST CLUBS
#2 THRU #4 LOOKS LIKE A UNUSUAL RECENT INTERPRETATION OF A FIJI ROOTSTOCK CLUB WITH INLAY. ITS ORIGIN COULD BE FIJI OR MOST ANYWHERE

#5 & #6. RECENT FIJI KINIKINI CHIEFS CLUB WITH SENNIT CORD AND FIJI TAPA WRAP. COMPLETELY CARVED TONGAN INFLUENCE.

24th March 2014, 11:08 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A FEW MORE FIJI CLUBS. #1. 20IN. LONG, SMALL BATON SIZE CLUB, BOWAI #2. 21IN. LONG, SMALL BATON SIZE BOWAI #3. 29 IN. LONG, SMALLER BATON SIZE BOWAI POLE CLUB. #4. & #5. FIJI ULA, RECENT #6. FIJI ULA, OLD WITH WHALE IVORY INLAY #7. 31.2 CM. RECENT, 20TH CENTURY ULA #8.& #9. 40 CM. L. 18TH TO EARLY 19 CENTURY, HUMAN TEETH INLAY #10 & # 11. EXTRA LARGE FIJI ULA OLD AUCTION CATALOG. #12. 1902 FIJI CHIEF WITH SMALL BOWAI Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 25th March 2014 at 01:22 AM.

25th March 2014, 01:49 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1. FIJI DRUMMER #2. OLD ROOTSTOCK CLUB SHOWING MARKS FROM OLD FIBER WRAP. #3. OLD ROOTSTOCK CLUB WITH INSET HUMAN TEETH #4. FIJI ROOTSTOCK WITH INLAY #5., #6., #7. 111CM. LONG, 18TH TO EARLY 19 TH. CENTURY. #8., #9., #10. FIJI GUGU CLUB #11. OLD FIJI GUGU CLUB WITH FIBER WRAPINGS. #12. OLD FIJI SPEAR. Attached Images

25th March 2014, 06:33 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A FEW MORE CLUBS. #1., #2, #3. FIJI CLUB 39IN. LONG, DESIGN SAID TO RESEMBLE A FURLED CANOE SAIL. SOMETIMES CALLED GATA, SOBESILA OR SALI VATUVATU. #4., #5. FIJI CULACULA, 24IN. LONG CIRC. 1980'S. #6. FIJI PADDLE STYLE CLUB #7, #8, #9, #10. FIJI TOTOKIA CLUB 98CM.LONG EARLY 19TH CENTURY. #11. FIJI GATA CLUB WITH POUNDED DESIGNS ON SIDES. THE TREE IS SHAPED AND POUNDED WHILE GROWING TO MAKE THIS FORM OF DESIGN. #12. FIJI COIN SHOWING A ULA THROWING CLUB. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 25th March 2014 at 07:34 PM. Reason: SPELLING

22nd August 2014, 08:56 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A FEW MORE FIJI CLUBS. #1., 2, & 3 , CIRC. 1960'S OR LATER 570 MM. LONG #4, 5,& 6. HEAVY TONGAN INFLUENCE, LIKELY CARVED IN FIJI, 37 IN. LONG, LIKELY 1960;S OR LATER WITH MARINE IVORY, BONE OR SHELL INLAY?. #7. FIJI RECENT NICE LOOKING TOURIST WALL HANGER #8, 9, & 10 RECENT FIJI CLUB #11. OLD POSTCARD FIJI STAGED CLUB FIGHT. #12. OLDER FIJI CLUB, PRE- WW2 Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 22nd August 2014 at 09:47 PM.

29th August 2014, 11:18 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	PICTURES #1 THRU #4 REFERRED TO AS TUKI IN FIJIAN. THEY WERE A TYPE OF BATTLE HAMMER SOME WITH A FLAT STRIKING HEAD AND SOME WITH A SHORT BROAD SPIKE LIKE THIS EXAMPLE. THEY EVOLVED INTO THE MORE COMMON FLAMBOYANT TOTOKIA AND ARE MORE RARE. SEE CLUNNIE'S BOOK FIG .#5 AND TEXT ON PAGE 54. THIS OLDER EXAMPLE DOES SHOW WEAR AND PATINA CONSISTENT WITH USE. 36.5 INCHES LONG #5 THRU #8 IS A FORM USED IN FIJI BUT THOUGHT TO HAVE COME FROM TONGA AND OFTEN SHOWS STRONG TONGAN INFLUENCE. IN FIJI IT WAS CALLED TEIVAKATONGA SEE PAGE 56 AND FIGURE 9 IN CLUNNIE'S BOOK. ITEM A AND F BEING THE CLOSEST TO THIS EXAMPLE. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 29th August 2014 at 11:51 PM.

18th November 2014, 12:20 AM	#6
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A FEW MORE EXAMPLES FROM FIJI FOR REFRENCE. #1. SMALL BATON SOMETIMES REFERED TO AS A WIFE BEATING CLUB 16.75 IN.L. #2. RECENT FIJI TOOTHED GATA DESIGN #3. THRU #5. FIJI ULA, NOTE THIS IS THE FORM WITH THE CONCAVE CAVITY IN THE HANDLE 38 CM. LONG. #6. 73 CM. FIJI ROOTSTOCK CLUB, UNUSUAL VARIATION WITH GOOD AGE #7. FIJI GATA VARIATION WITH BACK SPIKES, I HAVE NOT SEEN OLD TRADITIONAL EXAMPLES OF THE FORM WITH SPIKES AND SUSPECT IT IS A RECENT DESIGN AS THIS CLUB IS RECENT. #8. THRU #11. RECENT FIJI CLUB WITH SHELL INLAY AND TONGAN INFLUENCED DESIGNS CARVED HUMAN FIGURE, ECT.. #12. CLOSEUP OF NEW STYLIZED FIJI TOOTHED GATA CLUB Attached Images

18th November 2014, 01:48 AM	#7
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A FEW MORE #1. THREE FIJI TOURIST CLUBS #2 THRU #4 LOOKS LIKE A UNUSUAL RECENT INTERPRETATION OF A FIJI ROOTSTOCK CLUB WITH INLAY. ITS ORIGIN COULD BE FIJI OR MOST ANYWHERE #5 & #6. RECENT FIJI KINIKINI CHIEFS CLUB WITH SENNIT CORD AND FIJI TAPA WRAP. COMPLETELY CARVED TONGAN INFLUENCE. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 18th November 2014 at 01:58 AM.