Watchmans Club

archer · 8th May 2009, 03:38 PM

Vandoo, This is the view of another type of attachment, it got away but got me started,as did an early documentary about some Australian brothers who flew a trimotor plane into the highlands. for the most part the mounted clubs are always too pricey. Here are what i've accumulated. the thought of this adze tool still in use in the early 20th century caused another interest. Wish I could remember the Name of the documentary to get a copy. thanks, Steve

Tim Simmons · 8th May 2009, 05:51 PM

What a fabulous collection of adze and axes. Beautiful stone especially the long greenish one, a close up would be nice. The PNG customs have a ban on the export of stone axe heads pre 1960 to retain there cultral heritage. So to have real ones is to be rather lucky. The stone on the large ceremonial axe is ground most carefully that shows an appriecation of fine things. The weapon axe is a scary thing, the blade is stout finely made and strong. A blow from a weapon like this would inflict terrible wounds being able to penetrate and crush at the same time.

archer · 9th May 2009, 12:55 AM

Thank you, Tim I like the disc club you have, so far, they evade me. I've included pictures of the green one as requested. The quarrying of this jade like stone by using fire and the the labor intensive shaping and polishing in a river with water and sand must have taken a long time. A couple of photos about methods used in showing stone working.

Any thoughts, on the Malaita-like club? or the stone bowl being a form of club head or definitely just a bowl? Most of these came from European countries. But they have definitely started up cottage shops to make new ones.

Tim Simmons · 9th May 2009, 08:12 AM

Lovely stones, that mottled one is just wonderful. The stone bowl may be a paint bowl. A nice thing. Before the arrival of mobern industrial powder paints, paint would have been very high value and status material and the range of colours very much more limited than we see at singsings today. Anymore to show?

8th May 2009, 03:38 PM	#1
archer Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 373	Clubs, Adzes, axes Vandoo, This is the view of another type of attachment, it got away but got me started,as did an early documentary about some Australian brothers who flew a trimotor plane into the highlands. for the most part the mounted clubs are always too pricey. Here are what i've accumulated. the thought of this adze tool still in use in the early 20th century caused another interest. Wish I could remember the Name of the documentary to get a copy. thanks, Steve Attached Images

8th May 2009, 05:51 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,875	Great thread! What a fabulous collection of adze and axes. Beautiful stone especially the long greenish one, a close up would be nice. The PNG customs have a ban on the export of stone axe heads pre 1960 to retain there cultral heritage. So to have real ones is to be rather lucky. The stone on the large ceremonial axe is ground most carefully that shows an appriecation of fine things. The weapon axe is a scary thing, the blade is stout finely made and strong. A blow from a weapon like this would inflict terrible wounds being able to penetrate and crush at the same time. Attached Images Last edited by Tim Simmons; 8th May 2009 at 06:31 PM. Reason: spelling

9th May 2009, 12:55 AM	#3
archer Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 373	response Thank you, Tim I like the disc club you have, so far, they evade me. I've included pictures of the green one as requested. The quarrying of this jade like stone by using fire and the the labor intensive shaping and polishing in a river with water and sand must have taken a long time. A couple of photos about methods used in showing stone working. Any thoughts, on the Malaita-like club? or the stone bowl being a form of club head or definitely just a bowl? Most of these came from European countries. But they have definitely started up cottage shops to make new ones. Attached Images

9th May 2009, 08:12 AM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,875	Lovely stones, that mottled one is just wonderful. The stone bowl may be a paint bowl. A nice thing. Before the arrival of mobern industrial powder paints, paint would have been very high value and status material and the range of colours very much more limited than we see at singsings today. Anymore to show?