MOST DESIRED OCEANIC WAR CLUBS 3: FIJI

Battara · 27th August 2016, 03:34 PM

Nice examples Barry. Thank you!

VANDOO · 28th August 2016, 01:24 AM

#1. FIJI TOTOKIA WITH A LONG SPIKE
#2. & #3. KINIKINI CIRCA 1800 TO 1900 44 IN. LONG , CASUARINA WOOD
#4. & #5. FIJI CULACULA CLUB, 106 CM., CIRCA LATE 18TH CENTURY
#6. FIJI CULACULA DETAIL
#7. FIJI CLUBS OF CULACULA AND KINIKINI FORMS
#8. & #9. A CURRENT FIJI CULACULA FOR TOURISTS, FORM TRADITIONAL BUT
ART A COMBINATION OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN.
#10, #11. & #12. THREE MORE MODERN CLUBS FIJI

I FIRST NOTED THIS TECHNIQUE USING A BLACK COATING WITH PATTERNS
CUT THRU TO EXPOSE THE WOOD USED IN SAMOAN MODERN CLUBS. I
DON'T KNOW IF SUCH CLUBS ARE BEING MADE IN SAMOA AND FIJI OR
OTHER PLACES AT PRESENT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE TECHNIQUE OF BURYING THE CARVED FORM IN MUD TO PRODUCE THE BLACK COATING AND THEN DIGGING IT UP AND DOING THE FINAL CARVED OR SCRAPED PATTERNS IS HOW ITS DONE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS AN OLD TECHNIQUE FROM SAMOA OR A NEW ONE ?
SO TAKE THIS AS CONJECTURE AS I AM NOT SURE OF THE ACCURACY OF THIS INFORMATION. THE ONLY OLD METHOD I HAVE BEEN AWARE OF FOR MANY YEARS COMING FROM SAMOA AND THE PACIFIC WAS DEEP CHIP CARVING FILLED IN WITH WHITE LIME. LATER BLACK INDIA INK WAS USED ON SOME CLUBS TO HIGHLIGHT THE PATTERNS ON SOME CLUBS FROM THE PACIFIC.

VANDOO · 28th August 2016, 02:07 AM

#1., #2. & #3. FIJI ROOTSTOCK CLUB WITH WRAPPING 110 CM.
#4. ROOTSTOCK WITH MARINE IVORY INLAY FIJI MUSEUM IN SUAVA
#5., #6., & #7. FIJI ROOTSTOCK CLUB 110 CM. LATE 18TH TO EARLY 19TH
CENTURY.
#8. SEVERAL DIFFERENT CLUBS FIJI MUSEUM SUAVA DISPLAY
#9. FIJI BULIBULI WITH CARVED SHAFT SHOWING TONGAN INFLUENCE.
#10. FIJI VOTOVOTA CLUB, A.K.A. PRICKLY GUTS
#11. FIJI GATA CLUB 41 INCHES WITH FIBER WRAP EARLY 19TH. CENTURY
#12. FIJI GATA, WITH TWO FRONT TEETH FOR EYES

VANDOO · 28th August 2016, 02:22 AM

#1. MARINE IVORY INLAY TO BUTT END OF A FIJI BOWAI, POLE CLUB
#2. FIJIAN DUI CLUB
#3. FIJI CLUBS TIKI DECOR, ISLANDS RESTAURANT SAN DIEGO. CA.
#4. 3 FIJI KIVAKIO CLUBS WITH INTACT FIBER WRAP ON SHAFTS.
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.

VANDOO · 24th December 2016, 07:33 PM

#1. OUR OLD FRIEND CANNIBAL TOM IS BACK POSED WITH A DIFFERENT CLUB FOR THE SEASON.

#2. & #3. FIJI 35 INCH CULA CULA CIRCA 1980
#4. FIJI BUL BUL VITI CLUB SET WITH SPERM WHALE TOOTH INLAYS
#5. FIJI ULA THROWING CLUB, 44 CM. LONG
#6. FIJI DRUMS IT APPEARS ANY OLD STICK OR PIECE OF FIRE WOOD CAN SERVE AS A DRUM STICK.

#7. FIJI WARRIOR
#8. FIJI WARRIOR WITH TOTOKIA CLUB
#9. FIJI SPURRED CLUB WITH FIBER WRAP
#10. FIJI TOTOKIA
#11. FIJI OLD ULA THROWING CLUB HEAD

VANDOO · 16th January 2017, 05:22 PM

#1., #2., #3., & #4. FIJI TOTOKIA 19TH CENTURY, 31.5 INCHES LONG
#5. FIJI TOTOKIA
#6. & #7. FIJI OLD CALCULATA CLUB
#8. FIJI LIGHT WEIGHT THROWING HUNTING CLUB
#9.NICE OLD FIJI ULA THROWING CLUB
#10. FIJI TOTOKIA 88 CM. LONG HUMAN FRONT TOOTH OR IVORY INLAYED
#11. & #12. FIJI WARRIORS WITH CLUBS.

27th August 2016, 03:34 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,270	Nice examples Barry. Thank you!

28th August 2016, 01:24 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1. FIJI TOTOKIA WITH A LONG SPIKE #2. & #3. KINIKINI CIRCA 1800 TO 1900 44 IN. LONG , CASUARINA WOOD #4. & #5. FIJI CULACULA CLUB, 106 CM., CIRCA LATE 18TH CENTURY #6. FIJI CULACULA DETAIL #7. FIJI CLUBS OF CULACULA AND KINIKINI FORMS #8. & #9. A CURRENT FIJI CULACULA FOR TOURISTS, FORM TRADITIONAL BUT ART A COMBINATION OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN. #10, #11. & #12. THREE MORE MODERN CLUBS FIJI I FIRST NOTED THIS TECHNIQUE USING A BLACK COATING WITH PATTERNS CUT THRU TO EXPOSE THE WOOD USED IN SAMOAN MODERN CLUBS. I DON'T KNOW IF SUCH CLUBS ARE BEING MADE IN SAMOA AND FIJI OR OTHER PLACES AT PRESENT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE TECHNIQUE OF BURYING THE CARVED FORM IN MUD TO PRODUCE THE BLACK COATING AND THEN DIGGING IT UP AND DOING THE FINAL CARVED OR SCRAPED PATTERNS IS HOW ITS DONE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS AN OLD TECHNIQUE FROM SAMOA OR A NEW ONE ? SO TAKE THIS AS CONJECTURE AS I AM NOT SURE OF THE ACCURACY OF THIS INFORMATION. THE ONLY OLD METHOD I HAVE BEEN AWARE OF FOR MANY YEARS COMING FROM SAMOA AND THE PACIFIC WAS DEEP CHIP CARVING FILLED IN WITH WHITE LIME. LATER BLACK INDIA INK WAS USED ON SOME CLUBS TO HIGHLIGHT THE PATTERNS ON SOME CLUBS FROM THE PACIFIC. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 28th August 2016 at 01:51 AM.

28th August 2016, 02:07 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1., #2. & #3. FIJI ROOTSTOCK CLUB WITH WRAPPING 110 CM. #4. ROOTSTOCK WITH MARINE IVORY INLAY FIJI MUSEUM IN SUAVA #5., #6., & #7. FIJI ROOTSTOCK CLUB 110 CM. LATE 18TH TO EARLY 19TH CENTURY. #8. SEVERAL DIFFERENT CLUBS FIJI MUSEUM SUAVA DISPLAY #9. FIJI BULIBULI WITH CARVED SHAFT SHOWING TONGAN INFLUENCE. #10. FIJI VOTOVOTA CLUB, A.K.A. PRICKLY GUTS #11. FIJI GATA CLUB 41 INCHES WITH FIBER WRAP EARLY 19TH. CENTURY #12. FIJI GATA, WITH TWO FRONT TEETH FOR EYES Attached Images

28th August 2016, 02:22 AM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1. MARINE IVORY INLAY TO BUTT END OF A FIJI BOWAI, POLE CLUB #2. FIJIAN DUI CLUB #3. FIJI CLUBS TIKI DECOR, ISLANDS RESTAURANT SAN DIEGO. CA. #4. 3 FIJI KIVAKIO CLUBS WITH INTACT FIBER WRAP ON SHAFTS. THAT'S ALL FOR NOW. Attached Images

24th December 2016, 07:33 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1. OUR OLD FRIEND CANNIBAL TOM IS BACK POSED WITH A DIFFERENT CLUB FOR THE SEASON. #2. & #3. FIJI 35 INCH CULA CULA CIRCA 1980 #4. FIJI BUL BUL VITI CLUB SET WITH SPERM WHALE TOOTH INLAYS #5. FIJI ULA THROWING CLUB, 44 CM. LONG #6. FIJI DRUMS IT APPEARS ANY OLD STICK OR PIECE OF FIRE WOOD CAN SERVE AS A DRUM STICK. #7. FIJI WARRIOR #8. FIJI WARRIOR WITH TOTOKIA CLUB #9. FIJI SPURRED CLUB WITH FIBER WRAP #10. FIJI TOTOKIA #11. FIJI OLD ULA THROWING CLUB HEAD Attached Images

16th January 2017, 05:22 PM	#6
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1., #2., #3., & #4. FIJI TOTOKIA 19TH CENTURY, 31.5 INCHES LONG #5. FIJI TOTOKIA #6. & #7. FIJI OLD CALCULATA CLUB #8. FIJI LIGHT WEIGHT THROWING HUNTING CLUB #9.NICE OLD FIJI ULA THROWING CLUB #10. FIJI TOTOKIA 88 CM. LONG HUMAN FRONT TOOTH OR IVORY INLAYED #11. & #12. FIJI WARRIORS WITH CLUBS. Attached Images