Solomon Is mace club

kronckew · 21st January 2015, 08:35 AM

nice inlays. how long is it? weight?

(mine was 34.5 cm & 376 grams)

BANDOOK · 21st January 2015, 08:45 AM

nautilus shell inlay
length is 55 cms X 6 cms
weight[will get back to you]
cheers

Tim Simmons · 21st January 2015, 04:01 PM

Bandook that is a nice looking club. 55 cm x 6 cm seems odd size when I look at mine. My club of this type is 45 cm long not including the tassel with a head diameter of 15 cm and weighs 1.104 kg. You can get an idea of the others clubs of mine from these figures.

I was going to get the weaving redone on the one that shows weave damage. I found somebody who can do it but have not been able to match materials to my satisfaction.

VANDOO · 21st January 2015, 07:32 PM

A VERY ATTRACTIVE CLUB WITH LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL SHELL INLAY WORK.

IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THE CHANGES IN FORM AND DECORATION THAT HAS OCCURRED IN THESE SOLOMON ISLANDS CLUBS. FROM WHAT I HAVE OBSERVED OVER THE YEARS THE FIRST CHANGES TO THIS FORM WAS FROM KNOBS (USUALLY 4 BUT SOMETIMES MORE) TO MORE BLADE LIKE PROTRUSIONS ON THE HEAD OF THE CLUB. THE SHAFT AND GRIP WERE ROUND AND OFTEN COVERED WITH WOVEN FIBER DECORATIONS BUT NO SHELL INLAY WAS PRESENT. THE FIRST FLANGED ONE I SAW WAS CIRC. 1971 NO SHELL INLAY, IT WAS PROBABLY MADE IN THE 1960'S. THE FIRST TIME I SAW REFERENCE TO RENNEL ISLAND WAS ON EBAY IN THE LATE 1990'S I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS EXAMPLES ON EBAY SINCE.
TODAY'S EXAMPLES HAVE LOTS OF FLANGES TO THE HEAD AND FLAT SIDES TO THE SHAFT WITH A SHORT LITTLE ROUND GRIP. THESE FLAT SPOTS ARE THERE TO FACILITATE THE SHELL INLAY WORK. MARKETING AND CEREMONIAL USE ARE WELL DEMONSTRATED HERE AS CEREMONIAL USE DOES NOT NEED TO BE A COMFORTABLE FUNCTIONAL WEAPON AND SHELL INLAY SELLS AND THE MORE THE BETTER. THE MARKETING DOES WORK ON ME AS I FIND THESE CLUBS AND INLAY VERY ATTRACTIVE.

Tim Simmons · 5th July 2015, 08:21 AM

Found this in the National Museum Australia. Have email to access picture and get more information. Interesting that shows the same condition as mine

Tim Simmons · 5th July 2015, 08:40 AM

Also this the head being the same form as one of mine. A long version with a head diameter of 3 inches. Said to be from Rennell Island. Not from the museum.

kronckew · 5th July 2015, 09:00 AM

i like that long one!

whomever brought it back must have had a big suitcase

21st January 2015, 04:01 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,844	Bandook that is a nice looking club. 55 cm x 6 cm seems odd size when I look at mine. My club of this type is 45 cm long not including the tassel with a head diameter of 15 cm and weighs 1.104 kg. You can get an idea of the others clubs of mine from these figures. I was going to get the weaving redone on the one that shows weave damage. I found somebody who can do it but have not been able to match materials to my satisfaction. Last edited by Tim Simmons; 21st January 2015 at 04:23 PM.

5th July 2015, 08:21 AM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,844	Found this in the National Museum Australia. Have email to access picture and get more information. Interesting that shows the same condition as mine Attached Images

5th July 2015, 08:40 AM	#6
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,844	Also this the head being the same form as one of mine. A long version with a head diameter of 3 inches. Said to be from Rennell Island. Not from the museum. Attached Images

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21st January 2015, 08:35 AM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,216	nice inlays. how long is it? weight? (mine was 34.5 cm & 376 grams)

21st January 2015, 08:45 AM	#2
BANDOOK Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: AUCKLAND,NEW ZEALAND Posts: 627	nautilus shell inlay length is 55 cms X 6 cms weight[will get back to you] cheers

21st January 2015, 07:32 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A VERY ATTRACTIVE CLUB WITH LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL SHELL INLAY WORK. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THE CHANGES IN FORM AND DECORATION THAT HAS OCCURRED IN THESE SOLOMON ISLANDS CLUBS. FROM WHAT I HAVE OBSERVED OVER THE YEARS THE FIRST CHANGES TO THIS FORM WAS FROM KNOBS (USUALLY 4 BUT SOMETIMES MORE) TO MORE BLADE LIKE PROTRUSIONS ON THE HEAD OF THE CLUB. THE SHAFT AND GRIP WERE ROUND AND OFTEN COVERED WITH WOVEN FIBER DECORATIONS BUT NO SHELL INLAY WAS PRESENT. THE FIRST FLANGED ONE I SAW WAS CIRC. 1971 NO SHELL INLAY, IT WAS PROBABLY MADE IN THE 1960'S. THE FIRST TIME I SAW REFERENCE TO RENNEL ISLAND WAS ON EBAY IN THE LATE 1990'S I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS EXAMPLES ON EBAY SINCE. TODAY'S EXAMPLES HAVE LOTS OF FLANGES TO THE HEAD AND FLAT SIDES TO THE SHAFT WITH A SHORT LITTLE ROUND GRIP. THESE FLAT SPOTS ARE THERE TO FACILITATE THE SHELL INLAY WORK. MARKETING AND CEREMONIAL USE ARE WELL DEMONSTRATED HERE AS CEREMONIAL USE DOES NOT NEED TO BE A COMFORTABLE FUNCTIONAL WEAPON AND SHELL INLAY SELLS AND THE MORE THE BETTER. THE MARKETING DOES WORK ON ME AS I FIND THESE CLUBS AND INLAY VERY ATTRACTIVE.

5th July 2015, 09:00 AM	#7
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,216	i like that long one! whomever brought it back must have had a big suitcase