Post #597908 by MadDogMike on Sat, Jul 16, 2011 7:23 PM

On 2011-07-15 15:37, MadDogMike wrote:
Psycho D, they had birdhead clubs at the Santa Ana Bower's museum PNG exhibit. I'm pretty sure I have a pic of the exhibit card but I'm out of town, I'll send you that info later.

(NOTE - I posted the wrong card! The correct info is a couple of posts down :blush: )

The exhibit card read: "War Clubs were very common on the islands that made up Melanesia including Vanatu and Papua New Guinea. Primarily used in combat during tribal conflicts, the use of heavy wood and often stone attached to the end made these clubs highly effective. The war clubs were sometimes used in an agricultural role. And in additions symbolic war clubs were sometimes created for the sole purpose of being placed beside a deceased warrior as they prepared for the journey into the underworld."

The card did not specifically mention the bird head shape but all the clubs on display were of that design.

Hey look, mister. We serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere". Is that clear?

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2011-07-17 15:26 ]