African staff,area?

Tim Simmons · 1st January 2005, 11:47 AM

Hi Freddy ,these pictures were meant to show last reply.The club is made of three heads with a male finnish no the top.Whoever made this weapon had been to mission school.I say it may be from around the Uganda/Sudan border areas.Tim

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Freddy · 1st January 2005, 07:30 PM

Your club is still a mystery to me. But that's what makes it fun !

As promised : here are some more Gogo clubs. The variety of forms are amazing. What I particularly like are the small details which sometimes can be found on these weapons. Take, for example, the small carved ridge on the club in the middle.

The one on the left has a thickened handle (why, I don't know ?). If you look at the head of this club, you can distinguish a monkey's head.

The middle one is more for ceremonial use, due to its size.

The third one has a very elegant curve. It really feels good in the hand. A blow delivered with this one would be devastating.

1st January 2005, 11:47 AM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	Hi Freddy ,these pictures were meant to show last reply.The club is made of three heads with a male finnish no the top.Whoever made this weapon had been to mission school.I say it may be from around the Uganda/Sudan border areas.Tim [IMG]http://[/IMG] Attached Images

1st January 2005, 07:30 PM	#2
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Your club is still a mystery to me. But that's what makes it fun ! As promised : here are some more Gogo clubs. The variety of forms are amazing. What I particularly like are the small details which sometimes can be found on these weapons. Take, for example, the small carved ridge on the club in the middle. The one on the left has a thickened handle (why, I don't know ?). If you look at the head of this club, you can distinguish a monkey's head. The middle one is more for ceremonial use, due to its size. The third one has a very elegant curve. It really feels good in the hand. A blow delivered with this one would be devastating.