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Old 2nd January 2019, 04:20 PM   #1
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Default Unusual pacific island club

Hi , ive recently acquired this unusual club , im not 100% sure where it comes from though I wouldn't say its African .
any ideas ?
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Old 2nd January 2019, 04:41 PM   #2
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Interesting, I'll go for Fiji, but a later piece maybe ??
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Old 2nd January 2019, 04:56 PM   #3
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Interesting, I'll go for Fiji, but a later piece maybe ??
Yes its a tricky one , the Fijians did make a club very similar called a Votovotoa , at first I thought papua new guinea but most of there clubs had stone heads , I don't thinks it aboriginal , I do feel it could be Fijian
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Old 5th January 2019, 06:52 PM   #4
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I have seen similar clubs to this in museums from Papua New Guinea . Nice club.
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Old 5th January 2019, 08:19 PM   #5
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...I don't thinks it aboriginal , I do feel it could be Fijian
Can you explain your use of the word "aboriginal" here? Do you mean indigenous Australians? An aboriginal is the original inhabitant of any place.
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