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M ELEY · 19th June 2009, 04:54 AM

A few years back when I had a few ethno clubs, Jimmy Manteris told me about a spectacular book on clubs, blow guns, native dress, etc. The book is rather rare and expensive, but i managed to view it through inter-library loan. It's "The Ethnograpic Album of the Pacific Islands" by John Edge-Partington, written in 1895! Kinda like Stone's Glossary in 1905...old, but filled with great info. The pics are all sketched drawings only, usually a turn-off for me, but they were so well detailed and specific, that i really liked this book. It covered Australian clubs, Figian, Soloman, Kingsmill Islands, PNG, etc, etc. It told me that not only was my club from the Solomans, but specifically from the island of Malaita. Highly recommended if you ever pick up a copy...

katana · 19th June 2009, 03:55 PM

Hi Tim,
the illustration of the 'stone headed' club shows that it is mounted to the side of the shaft......yours is mounted on top. So I am not so certain that we can ID yours from the drawing.

Regards David

Tim Simmons · 22nd June 2009, 04:36 PM

Hi David,

For the moment I am very happy to accept this latest information as it is clearly showing the same form of construction and materials the tethering even looks the same. I will try to find more confirming information at the British Museum anthropology resource centre latter in the summer.

22nd June 2009, 04:36 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,843	Hi David, For the moment I am very happy to accept this latest information as it is clearly showing the same form of construction and materials the tethering even looks the same. I will try to find more confirming information at the British Museum anthropology resource centre latter in the summer. Attached Images

19th June 2009, 04:54 AM	#1
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	A few years back when I had a few ethno clubs, Jimmy Manteris told me about a spectacular book on clubs, blow guns, native dress, etc. The book is rather rare and expensive, but i managed to view it through inter-library loan. It's "The Ethnograpic Album of the Pacific Islands" by John Edge-Partington, written in 1895! Kinda like Stone's Glossary in 1905...old, but filled with great info. The pics are all sketched drawings only, usually a turn-off for me, but they were so well detailed and specific, that i really liked this book. It covered Australian clubs, Figian, Soloman, Kingsmill Islands, PNG, etc, etc. It told me that not only was my club from the Solomans, but specifically from the island of Malaita. Highly recommended if you ever pick up a copy...

19th June 2009, 03:55 PM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Hi Tim, the illustration of the 'stone headed' club shows that it is mounted to the side of the shaft......yours is mounted on top. So I am not so certain that we can ID yours from the drawing. Regards David