Strange club? solomon? samoa? amazon?

fearn · 24th July 2015, 04:28 AM

I thought Amazon when I first saw it.

Then I misinterpreted it as a baby paddle club, which is quite common in the South Pacific, as Vandoo noted. They seem to be the equivalent of a short sword, if the paddle's a great sword.

Then I looked at it again, and realized it has more of a square cross section rather than a rhomoid (paddle). That swung me back to Amazonian again.

I guess that means I think Tim's right.

F

fireiceviper · 28th July 2015, 09:08 PM

Update:

Received the paddle today, the color in real life is much more a yellow orange red then a red wood which is how it appears in the pictures i bought it from (post1)

Its also a lot smaller, see included picture in my normal sized hands (for lack of a better word)

The wood still looks like palm but a much finer type then i have here, could also be another type.. (any help would be welcome on the wood type)

The shape is much more like a paddle then seen in the first pictures.

The main difference with the Solomon type is the butt end and the missing of the typical cross form,

So still one big mystery...

Gavin Nugent · 29th July 2015, 08:47 AM

The more I have looked in books and online and compared to the Amazon clubs in my collections and abroad, I do see this as Santa Cruz islands, IE; Solomon Islands.

Gavin

28th July 2015, 09:08 PM	#2
fireiceviper Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 87	Update: Received the paddle today, the color in real life is much more a yellow orange red then a red wood which is how it appears in the pictures i bought it from (post1) Its also a lot smaller, see included picture in my normal sized hands (for lack of a better word) The wood still looks like palm but a much finer type then i have here, could also be another type.. (any help would be welcome on the wood type) The shape is much more like a paddle then seen in the first pictures. The main difference with the Solomon type is the butt end and the missing of the typical cross form, So still one big mystery... Attached Images

24th July 2015, 04:28 AM	#1
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	I thought Amazon when I first saw it. Then I misinterpreted it as a baby paddle club, which is quite common in the South Pacific, as Vandoo noted. They seem to be the equivalent of a short sword, if the paddle's a great sword. Then I looked at it again, and realized it has more of a square cross section rather than a rhomoid (paddle). That swung me back to Amazonian again. I guess that means I think Tim's right. F

29th July 2015, 08:47 AM	#3
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	The more I have looked in books and online and compared to the Amazon clubs in my collections and abroad, I do see this as Santa Cruz islands, IE; Solomon Islands. Gavin