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Old 25th September 2016, 07:13 PM   #1
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Default South Pacific Club, Sailor Art, Missionary Cane ?

I recently acquired this piece which is a mystery to me;The carvings remind me of the clubs from Samoa or Fiji, but the writing looks like maybe the native population tried to mimic Western writing to add "mojo," to this item.It could be a carved item from some sailor or maybe done by a missionary.
The club measures 31", and it is made of a very dense and heavy wood and it would be an effective weapon.
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Old 25th September 2016, 08:24 PM   #2
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TAKE A LOOK AT THE LAST POST ON THE MOST DESIRED CLUBS 4 SAMOA. I WOULD SAY YOUR CLUB FALLS INTO THE FACETED POLE CLUB FROM SAMOA CATEGORY. LOOKS LIKE A NICE PATINA SO I WOULD GUESS CIRCA 1920'S TO 1930'S NATIVE MADE WITH MISSIONARY INFLUENCE DUE TO THE WRITING. THEY SCHOOLED THE SAMOANS AND READING AND WRITING WERE TAUGHT AS WELL AS RELIGION. A NICE EXAMPLE, PLEASE POST SOME PICTURES AND SPECIFICATIONS ON THE REFERENCE POST EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS.
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Thanks.Will do; I knew you would know what it was.
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Old 25th September 2016, 08:33 PM   #4
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Nice club, agree with Barry about the origin.

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