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Old 3rd March 2015, 04:33 PM   #1
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12 PICTURES OF VARIOUS FIJI ULA THROWING CLUBS.
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Old 3rd March 2015, 08:11 PM   #2
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amazing thread, blown away by the art in these posts-- you have amazing collection worthy of a museum, I have always been fond of clubs but find them impossible to get -- the ones I like everyone likes !

keep it up , and please keep sharing this amazing stuff-- have nothing to offer other than admiration!
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Old 4th March 2015, 09:24 PM   #3
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MORE EXAMPLES OF FIJI ULA THROWING CLUBS.
#1.UNUSUAL ROOTSTOCK FORM HEAD
#2. BULIBULI FORM THROWING CLUB, RESEMBLES THE PANDANUS FRUIT
#3. BALL HEAD, DRISIA , BATON FORM
#4. & #5. UNUSUAL NATURAL BURL FORM
#6 & #7. SHAPED ROOTSTOCK WITH HOLE FOR INLAY
#8. DETAIL OF CARVED HEAD
#9. BALL HEAD FORM CALLED DRISIA.
#10. HEAD WITH INLAY
#11. HANDLE INLAY
#12. HANDLES AND HEAD WITH HUMAN TOOTH INLAY
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Old 4th March 2015, 10:21 PM   #4
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MORE FIJI ULA THROWING CLUBS
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Old 5th March 2015, 02:02 AM   #5
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MORE EXAMPLES OF ULA THROWING CLUBS FIJI
#1 THRU #4. RARE QUADRANGLE FORM OF FIJI THROWING CLUB,SAID TO REPRESENT THE NUT OF THE VUTU TREE. THE NEWER ONE IS 37CM. LONG.
#5. #6, #7. BALL HEAD ULA CLUBS DRISIA
#8 THRU #10 VARIOUS ULA THROWING CLUBS
#11. DRAWING OF WARRIOR WITH TWO ULA AND CLUB
#12. A STRANGE FIJI CLUB SMALL SIZE BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO PLACE IT.
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Old 11th March 2015, 06:19 AM   #6
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#1., #2.,#3.& #4., (WAWA VOTOVOTOA) TRANSLATED PRICKLY GUTS. APPROX 3.5 FEET LONG. PLATE 12 FIG. D,E & F. CLUNIE'S BOOK
#5 & #6. BOWAI WITH A UNUSUAL BUTT. 107 MM LONG
# 7 THRU #10 VARIOUS LONG FIJI BOWAI, POLE CLUBS
#11. SHORT FIJI POLE CLUB , BATON TYPE CLUB.
#12. DETAIL OF UNUSUAL CARVED DESIGN ON FIJI ULA THROWING CLUB GRIP.
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Old 14th March 2015, 12:03 AM   #7
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MORE FIJI ROOTSTOCK CLUBS
#1., #2., #3. #4. & #5. INTERESTING CARVED CLUB 95 CM. LONG, CIRCA. 1800'S TO EARLY 1900'S
#6. & #7. 111 CM LONG CLUB WITH INLAY
#8. CLUB HEAD WITH INLAY
#9. ROOTSTOCK CLUB HEAD
#10. ROOTSTOCK CLUB, THIS SHAPE IS REFERRED TO AS BULIKIA FORM.
#11. ROOTSTOCK CLUB, THIS LONGER SHAPE REFERED TO AS VUNIKAU
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!2. ROOTSTOCK CLUBS IN MUSEUM STORAGE.
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