Oceanic clubs

Tim Simmons · 4th December 2008, 09:36 PM

It is a little hard to say anything from these pictures, taken from such a stange angle. Why do people do this. What you want is simple mug shot like pictures. They look just a little rude in manufacture to me but as I say the pictures do not help. Weapons and artifacts can appear crude at first glance from these regions. I feel that anything for serious use is usually well made and clear in any ones eye. Best await better pics.

fearn · 5th December 2008, 02:01 AM

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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4th December 2008, 09:36 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,930	It is a little hard to say anything from these pictures, taken from such a stange angle. Why do people do this. What you want is simple mug shot like pictures. They look just a little rude in manufacture to me but as I say the pictures do not help. Weapons and artifacts can appear crude at first glance from these regions. I feel that anything for serious use is usually well made and clear in any ones eye. Best await better pics.

5th December 2008, 02:01 AM	#2
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	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