MOST DESIRED OCEANIC WAR CLUBS 3: FIJI

VANDOO · 11th March 2015, 07:19 AM

#1., #2.,#3.& #4., (WAWA VOTOVOTOA) TRANSLATED PRICKLY GUTS. APPROX 3.5 FEET LONG. PLATE 12 FIG. D,E & F. CLUNIE'S BOOK
#5 & #6. BOWAI WITH A UNUSUAL BUTT. 107 MM LONG
# 7 THRU #10 VARIOUS LONG FIJI BOWAI, POLE CLUBS
#11. SHORT FIJI POLE CLUB , BATON TYPE CLUB.
#12. DETAIL OF UNUSUAL CARVED DESIGN ON FIJI ULA THROWING CLUB GRIP.

VANDOO · 14th March 2015, 01:03 AM

MORE FIJI ROOTSTOCK CLUBS
#1., #2., #3. #4. & #5. INTERESTING CARVED CLUB 95 CM. LONG, CIRCA. 1800'S TO EARLY 1900'S
#6. & #7. 111 CM LONG CLUB WITH INLAY
#8. CLUB HEAD WITH INLAY
#9. ROOTSTOCK CLUB HEAD
#10. ROOTSTOCK CLUB, THIS SHAPE IS REFERRED TO AS BULIKIA FORM.
#11. ROOTSTOCK CLUB, THIS LONGER SHAPE REFERED TO AS VUNIKAU
FORM.
!2. ROOTSTOCK CLUBS IN MUSEUM STORAGE.

VANDOO · 17th March 2015, 12:38 AM

TOTOKIA VARIOUS EXAMPLES

VANDOO · 17th March 2015, 01:00 AM

A FEW MORE #1. TOTOKIA
#2. TOTOKIA 85 CM.L. HEAD 13 CM DIA. MID 19TH. CENTURY
#3 & #4. 92 CM. L. HEAD AND HANDLE GRIP
#5. TOTOKIA
#6. OLD DRAWING OF FIJI CLUBS
#7., #8. & #9. OLD KINIKINI CLUB
#10. OLD FIJI PADDLE CLUB
#11. FIJI KINIKINI CLUB
#12. 1870 PRINT FIJI ISLANDERS NOTE TOTOKIA

chiefheadknocker · 18th March 2015, 12:44 AM

thanks for putting up pictures of these lovely clubs , ive such a passion for Fijian clubs its makes my mouth water to see nice examples , ive posted a couple of pics of my totokia to show the inlayed handle

VANDOO · 19th March 2015, 12:42 AM

A VERY NICE CLUB WITH GOOD PATINA A CARVED GRIP AND MOST UNUSUAL A STAR INLAY AT THE CLUB BUTT. MANY OF THE TOTOKIA DON'T HAVE A CARVED DESIGN ON THE GRIP AND FEWER STILL HAVE ANY INLAY. MOST INLAY IS SEEN ON THE ULA THROWING CLUBS AND THE ROOTSTOCK FORMS. THE MOST COMMON INLAY ON THE BUTT OF A CLUB IS USUALLY A DISK WHICH EITHER REPRESENTS THE MOON OR SUN. THE INLAY PATTERNS I SEE ARE SUN MOON AND STARS. THE SUN IS A DISK WITH MANY RAYS THE MOON EITHER A SMOOTH ROUND OR HALF MOON THE STARS COME IN 4 POINT AND FIVE POINT AND PERHAPS TRIANGLE SHAPES. THE OTHER COMMON INLAY IS HUMAN TEETH. HERE ARE SOME PICTURES
#1. IS FROM A BOOK AND HAS SEVERAL TYPES OF CLUB ONE IS A TOTOKIA WITH A IVORY SPIKE AND INLAY AT THE BUTT ITS THE ONLY OTHER EXAMPLE I AM AWARE OF.
#2. A ULA WITH THE STARS AND MOON INLAY SIMULAR TO YOUR INLAY
#3., #4. & #5. SHOWING VARIATIONS IN INLAY PATTERNS ON ULA CLUBS
#6. WHEN RECEIVING A GOOD BONK ON THE HEAD WITH THIS ONE YOU WILL SEE STARS.

THANKS FOR ADDING A VALUABLE EXAMPLE TO THE REFRENCE.

Gehazi · 19th March 2015, 01:26 AM

amazing collection, great thread, thanks for sharing!

11th March 2015, 07:19 AM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1., #2.,#3.& #4., (WAWA VOTOVOTOA) TRANSLATED PRICKLY GUTS. APPROX 3.5 FEET LONG. PLATE 12 FIG. D,E & F. CLUNIE'S BOOK #5 & #6. BOWAI WITH A UNUSUAL BUTT. 107 MM LONG # 7 THRU #10 VARIOUS LONG FIJI BOWAI, POLE CLUBS #11. SHORT FIJI POLE CLUB , BATON TYPE CLUB. #12. DETAIL OF UNUSUAL CARVED DESIGN ON FIJI ULA THROWING CLUB GRIP. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 11th March 2015 at 07:37 AM.

14th March 2015, 01:03 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	MORE FIJI ROOTSTOCK CLUBS #1., #2., #3. #4. & #5. INTERESTING CARVED CLUB 95 CM. LONG, CIRCA. 1800'S TO EARLY 1900'S #6. & #7. 111 CM LONG CLUB WITH INLAY #8. CLUB HEAD WITH INLAY #9. ROOTSTOCK CLUB HEAD #10. ROOTSTOCK CLUB, THIS SHAPE IS REFERRED TO AS BULIKIA FORM. #11. ROOTSTOCK CLUB, THIS LONGER SHAPE REFERED TO AS VUNIKAU FORM. !2. ROOTSTOCK CLUBS IN MUSEUM STORAGE. Attached Images

17th March 2015, 12:38 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	TOTOKIA VARIOUS EXAMPLES Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 17th March 2015 at 12:49 AM.

17th March 2015, 01:00 AM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A FEW MORE #1. TOTOKIA #2. TOTOKIA 85 CM.L. HEAD 13 CM DIA. MID 19TH. CENTURY #3 & #4. 92 CM. L. HEAD AND HANDLE GRIP #5. TOTOKIA #6. OLD DRAWING OF FIJI CLUBS #7., #8. & #9. OLD KINIKINI CLUB #10. OLD FIJI PADDLE CLUB #11. FIJI KINIKINI CLUB #12. 1870 PRINT FIJI ISLANDERS NOTE TOTOKIA Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 17th March 2015 at 01:50 AM.

18th March 2015, 12:44 AM	#5
chiefheadknocker Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 143	thanks for putting up pictures of these lovely clubs , ive such a passion for Fijian clubs its makes my mouth water to see nice examples , ive posted a couple of pics of my totokia to show the inlayed handle Attached Images

19th March 2015, 12:42 AM	#6
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A VERY NICE CLUB WITH GOOD PATINA A CARVED GRIP AND MOST UNUSUAL A STAR INLAY AT THE CLUB BUTT. MANY OF THE TOTOKIA DON'T HAVE A CARVED DESIGN ON THE GRIP AND FEWER STILL HAVE ANY INLAY. MOST INLAY IS SEEN ON THE ULA THROWING CLUBS AND THE ROOTSTOCK FORMS. THE MOST COMMON INLAY ON THE BUTT OF A CLUB IS USUALLY A DISK WHICH EITHER REPRESENTS THE MOON OR SUN. THE INLAY PATTERNS I SEE ARE SUN MOON AND STARS. THE SUN IS A DISK WITH MANY RAYS THE MOON EITHER A SMOOTH ROUND OR HALF MOON THE STARS COME IN 4 POINT AND FIVE POINT AND PERHAPS TRIANGLE SHAPES. THE OTHER COMMON INLAY IS HUMAN TEETH. HERE ARE SOME PICTURES #1. IS FROM A BOOK AND HAS SEVERAL TYPES OF CLUB ONE IS A TOTOKIA WITH A IVORY SPIKE AND INLAY AT THE BUTT ITS THE ONLY OTHER EXAMPLE I AM AWARE OF. #2. A ULA WITH THE STARS AND MOON INLAY SIMULAR TO YOUR INLAY #3., #4. & #5. SHOWING VARIATIONS IN INLAY PATTERNS ON ULA CLUBS #6. WHEN RECEIVING A GOOD BONK ON THE HEAD WITH THIS ONE YOU WILL SEE STARS. THANKS FOR ADDING A VALUABLE EXAMPLE TO THE REFRENCE. Attached Images

19th March 2015, 01:26 AM	#7
Gehazi Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: TN, USA Posts: 21	amazing collection, great thread, thanks for sharing!