Central African throwing sick/club?

Tim Simmons · 1st November 2006, 07:00 AM

I just realised there is this example in Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika, Museum fur Volkerkunde. From the Fali N,E Congo. Quite when a dance stick becomes a club is anyone's guess. I do not know if this club has any throwing properties. The use of a club in dance would be a good method of training basic moves. Many training systems involve synchronized repeated set moves.

Tim Simmons · 22nd November 2006, 09:54 PM

Freddy, perhaps this is a hunting stick from around Mali and other western Sahel areas. I am just not at all sure about the dance stick, it is too functional in finish for me. Also the tip damage gives me the impression it has been thrown or used with some determination.

Tim Simmons · 17th January 2007, 05:38 PM

I got this picture from the Pitt Rivers googling Dinka Artifacts. It is a thumb nail that I have resized. What has happened to this resource of the Pitt Rivers? I can no longer access it apart from thumb nails on google images. Is this the same with everbody? Dance club.

Tim Simmons · 18th January 2007, 06:38 PM

Is anybody else having difficulty with this Pitt Rivers site?

Tim Simmons · 18th January 2007, 06:53 PM

I can get there now. The club is quite a bit different.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...images%3Fq%3Dd

1st November 2006, 07:00 AM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,855	bit more like it I just realised there is this example in Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika, Museum fur Volkerkunde. From the Fali N,E Congo. Quite when a dance stick becomes a club is anyone's guess. I do not know if this club has any throwing properties. The use of a club in dance would be a good method of training basic moves. Many training systems involve synchronized repeated set moves.

17th January 2007, 05:38 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,855	Southern Soudan project Pitt Rivers I got this picture from the Pitt Rivers googling Dinka Artifacts. It is a thumb nail that I have resized. What has happened to this resource of the Pitt Rivers? I can no longer access it apart from thumb nails on google images. Is this the same with everbody? Dance club. Attached Images

18th January 2007, 06:38 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,855	Soudan project Is anybody else having difficulty with this Pitt Rivers site?

22nd November 2006, 09:54 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,855	Freddy, perhaps this is a hunting stick from around Mali and other western Sahel areas. I am just not at all sure about the dance stick, it is too functional in finish for me. Also the tip damage gives me the impression it has been thrown or used with some determination.

18th January 2007, 06:53 PM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,855	I can get there now. The club is quite a bit different. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...images%3Fq%3Dd