Fijian Club?

VANDOO · 30th May 2006, 05:41 PM

THROWING CLUBS DON'T NEED A THICK HANDLE AS BEING THROWN DOSEN'T PUT THE STRESS ON THE HANDLE THAT HOLDING IT AND STRIKING WITH IT WOULD. THAT BEING SAID, THE ULA CLUBS FROM FIJI ARE MADE OF A VERY DENSE HARD WOOD THAT IS HEAVIER AND STRONGER THAN LIGHTER WOODS SO PROBABLY WOULDN'T BREAK IF YOU STRUCK WITH IT. THEY WERE USUALLY CARRIED STUCK THRU THE BELT GRIDLE AND SEVERAL WERE OFTEN CARRIED THEY WERE THROWN FIRSTALONG WITH SPEARS. THE WARRIORS THEN CLOSED IN FOR FIGHTING WITH LARGER CLUBS AND SPEARS. I WOULD ASSUME THEY WERE USED IN AMBUSH ATTACKS ALSO AS THAT TYPE OF HUNTING WAS VERY COMMON (THEY WERE CANNIBALS).

THE CLUB PICTURED IN THIS POST HAS A HEAD WITH BLUNT EDGED STRIKING EDGES AND THE WAY IT IS CUT WOULD REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF THE CLUB. THESE TWO FACTORS WOULD REDUCE ITS EFFECTIVENESS AS A WEAPON AND IF IT IS MADE OUT OF LIGHT SOFTER WOOD WOULD ALSO POINT TO IT BEING SOMETHING OTHER THAN A WEAPON. FORTUNATELY WE HAVE A MEMBER WHO HAS AN EXAMPLE AND THE KNOWLEGE TO GIVE US A POSITIVE ID ON THIS ONE.

SO WE CONTINUE TO LEARN!

ariel · 30th May 2006, 06:41 PM

Do you think Martha Stewart could start a new line of kitchen implements?

Mapico1 · 30th May 2006, 07:28 PM

I checked my data and the spoon is GOGO tribe from Central Tanzania.
Ad your service...

fearn · 30th May 2006, 07:57 PM

I dunno Ariel,

Was Martha Stewart convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor? If a felon, she really shouldn't be introducing a line of combat-ready kitchen utensils--she'd get arrested for weapons possession, for one thing.

Thanks Mapico--now my question is, how does one use this "spoon?" In a noncombat situation, I mean

F

Nagawarrior · 31st May 2006, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mapico1

I checked my data and the spoon is GOGO tribe from Central Tanzania.
Ad your service...

Thank you very much Mapico. I really appreciate the help with this one. I might not really want to hear the truth, but it is how we all learn. I hope I'm not alone in learning the "hard" way. Man, was I happy when I was told this was a Ula. Now I just have to look in another direction and find the importance of this object in tribal daily life. I would love to understand how this "spoon" was used. I hope you can share more about it Mapico. Thank you so much again.
Stephen*

Lew · 31st May 2006, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nagawarrior

I would love to understand how this "spoon" was used. I hope you can share more about it Mapico. Thank you so much again.
Stephen*

Well I heard this spoon was used by the wives of the that tribe to club their husbands over their heads when they insulted the wife's cooking or made a nasty remark about their mother inlaw.

Lew

Nagawarrior · 31st May 2006, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES

Well I heard this spoon was used by the wives of the that tribe to club their husbands over their heads when they insulted the wife's cooking or made a nasty remark about their mother inlaw.

Lew

Very funny Lew. I'm feeling better about my purchase already. For some reason I'm picturing an African version of the "Honeymooners". Ralph saying "one of these days Alice, straight to the Moon, and Alice saying, " you just try it Ralph and I'll hit you with my spoon-club"!

Mapico1 · 1st June 2006, 12:38 PM

Hi again,latest info on tupperware and other kitchenalia.......
Spoon is used to make butter....spoon pressed in a bowl a little bigger in diameter.The lobs make it possible to let through the butter while pressing.
That's why the spoon smells......like out of date butter.

30th May 2006, 05:41 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THROWING CLUBS DON'T NEED A THICK HANDLE AS BEING THROWN DOSEN'T PUT THE STRESS ON THE HANDLE THAT HOLDING IT AND STRIKING WITH IT WOULD. THAT BEING SAID, THE ULA CLUBS FROM FIJI ARE MADE OF A VERY DENSE HARD WOOD THAT IS HEAVIER AND STRONGER THAN LIGHTER WOODS SO PROBABLY WOULDN'T BREAK IF YOU STRUCK WITH IT. THEY WERE USUALLY CARRIED STUCK THRU THE BELT GRIDLE AND SEVERAL WERE OFTEN CARRIED THEY WERE THROWN FIRSTALONG WITH SPEARS. THE WARRIORS THEN CLOSED IN FOR FIGHTING WITH LARGER CLUBS AND SPEARS. I WOULD ASSUME THEY WERE USED IN AMBUSH ATTACKS ALSO AS THAT TYPE OF HUNTING WAS VERY COMMON (THEY WERE CANNIBALS). THE CLUB PICTURED IN THIS POST HAS A HEAD WITH BLUNT EDGED STRIKING EDGES AND THE WAY IT IS CUT WOULD REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF THE CLUB. THESE TWO FACTORS WOULD REDUCE ITS EFFECTIVENESS AS A WEAPON AND IF IT IS MADE OUT OF LIGHT SOFTER WOOD WOULD ALSO POINT TO IT BEING SOMETHING OTHER THAN A WEAPON. FORTUNATELY WE HAVE A MEMBER WHO HAS AN EXAMPLE AND THE KNOWLEGE TO GIVE US A POSITIVE ID ON THIS ONE. SO WE CONTINUE TO LEARN!

30th May 2006, 06:41 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Do you think Martha Stewart could start a new line of kitchen implements?

30th May 2006, 07:28 PM	#3
Mapico1 Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 86	I checked my data and the spoon is GOGO tribe from Central Tanzania. Ad your service...

30th May 2006, 07:57 PM	#4
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	I dunno Ariel, Was Martha Stewart convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor? If a felon, she really shouldn't be introducing a line of combat-ready kitchen utensils--she'd get arrested for weapons possession, for one thing. Thanks Mapico--now my question is, how does one use this "spoon?" In a noncombat situation, I mean F

1st June 2006, 12:38 PM	#8
Mapico1 Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 86	Hi again,latest info on tupperware and other kitchenalia....... Spoon is used to make butter....spoon pressed in a bowl a little bigger in diameter.The lobs make it possible to let through the butter while pressing. That's why the spoon smells......like out of date butter.