Three wooden clubs, similar but different.

colin henshaw · 8th November 2009, 12:17 PM

Thanks Tim, glad there is someone else who likes wooden clubs.

It seems that native peoples often took their inspiration from the natural world around them, when making such objects eg :-

The aboriginal club...one end may be phallic in origin, whilst the other end is of a pine-cone appearance.

The Sudanese throwing club...the curved end is perhaps derived from the papyrus stalk head. In fact the whole club is very similar to throwing clubs in Ancient Egypt.

The East African club...the head is very close in form to the baobab fruit.

Further comments most welcome.

8th November 2009, 12:17 PM	#3
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	Thanks Tim, glad there is someone else who likes wooden clubs. It seems that native peoples often took their inspiration from the natural world around them, when making such objects eg :- The aboriginal club...one end may be phallic in origin, whilst the other end is of a pine-cone appearance. The Sudanese throwing club...the curved end is perhaps derived from the papyrus stalk head. In fact the whole club is very similar to throwing clubs in Ancient Egypt. The East African club...the head is very close in form to the baobab fruit. Further comments most welcome.