Wood Daggers

VANDOO · 3rd February 2010, 09:39 PM

THIS SORT OF WOODEN DAGGER WAS USED THRUOUT POLYNESIA AS WELL AS IN SOUTH AMERICA. THEY MAY STILL BE USED IN NEW GUINEA AND PARTS OF SOUTH AMERICA WHERE SOME TRIBES STILL LIVE IN A VERY PRIMATIVE WAY. I HAVE HEARD THIS TYPE OF WOOD REFERRED TO AS BLACK PALM BUT DON'T KNOW THE SCIENTIFIC NAME. I HAVE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES IN THE SAME FORM AS THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PICTURE THAT ARE FROM MICRONESIA BUT ARE OF A DIFFERENT TYPE OF WOOD.
I HAVE A CLUB SIMULAR TO THE ONE YOU HAVE WITHOUT THE COLORFUL STRING BINDINGS. MINE IS FROM BRAZIL ,MATO GROSSO STATE, TXICAO TRIBE. THE TXICAO ARE DECENDED FROM THE KARIB LINGUISTIC FAMILY.

3rd February 2010, 09:39 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THIS SORT OF WOODEN DAGGER WAS USED THRUOUT POLYNESIA AS WELL AS IN SOUTH AMERICA. THEY MAY STILL BE USED IN NEW GUINEA AND PARTS OF SOUTH AMERICA WHERE SOME TRIBES STILL LIVE IN A VERY PRIMATIVE WAY. I HAVE HEARD THIS TYPE OF WOOD REFERRED TO AS BLACK PALM BUT DON'T KNOW THE SCIENTIFIC NAME. I HAVE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES IN THE SAME FORM AS THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PICTURE THAT ARE FROM MICRONESIA BUT ARE OF A DIFFERENT TYPE OF WOOD. I HAVE A CLUB SIMULAR TO THE ONE YOU HAVE WITHOUT THE COLORFUL STRING BINDINGS. MINE IS FROM BRAZIL ,MATO GROSSO STATE, TXICAO TRIBE. THE TXICAO ARE DECENDED FROM THE KARIB LINGUISTIC FAMILY.