Hi Willem,
The Massim area is the eastern end of Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay) and adjoining islands. Some of Massim's claims to fame are the Kula Ring "trading" network and the Trobriand Islands, where Malinowski did much of his fieldwork for Argonauts of the Western Pacific.
I agree that these look like Massim-area clubs, but I have no idea about the range of that particular form, or whether it is used outside the Massim area.
My 0.002 cents,
F
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