New Guinea War Clubs

New Guinea War Clubs

New Guinea War Clubs There are many different styles of New Guinea War Club. They vary in style and shape depending on the region/tribe they come from. This article is an introduction to the different types of New Guinea war clubs and Melanesian war clubs. It has...
Maori Weapons

Maori Weapons

Maori Weapons In many modern-day museums and art galleries, native weapons from the south pacific are often not prominently displayed. It is almost as though Europeans wish to believe they invaded a garden of Eden. This was not so with most Polynesians being as...
Fijian War Clubs

Fijian War Clubs

Fijian War Clubs Fiji has more styles of native weapons than anywhere else in the Pacific. This is a testament to the fact that Fiji was beset by a long history of warfare and rampant ceremonial cannibalism. There are approximately thirty distinct and diverse types of...
Tribal Bowls from the Pacific Islands

Tribal Bowls from the Pacific Islands

Tribal Bowls from the Pacific Islands The vast majority of Tribal wooden bowls from the Pacific Islands are not worth very much. There are however some notable exceptions. This article looks at Tribal wooden bowls from the Pacific that are collectible as pieces of...
Solomon Island Art

Solomon Island Art

Solomon Island Art Old Solomon Island Art is valuable and very collectible especially pieces made for indigenous use and not for sale to tourists. The best-known piece of Pacific Islands art from the Solomon Island is the Nguzunguzu canoe prow. The Solomon Islands do...