. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. ection. Fig. 1 represents a club, and isevidently modified from a gnarled andknotted branch, and by comparing a num-ber of specimens together it is easy to tracethe progress of manufacture. This form ofclub is also to be found among the Papuansof New Guinea, the natives of the Oulanatadistrict carrying it. With the except
. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. ection. Fig. 1 represents a club, and isevidently modified from a gnarled andknotted branch, and by comparing a num-ber of specimens together it is easy to tracethe progress of manufacture. This form ofclub is also to be found among the Papuansof New Guinea, the natives of the Oulanatadistrict carrying it. With the exception ofthe deep transverse cuts, there is no attemptat ornament. It is tolerably heavy, thoughnot very large, and requires two hands to bewielded properly. Figure 2 represents one of the paddle-likeclubs which have just been mentioned. Theblade is not an inch in thickness in the mid-dle, and it gradually slopes oft to either side,so as to form a tolerably sharp edge. Withthe exception of the handle, it is entirelycovered with carving; the dentated pattern,which seems common to nearly all savageart, being very conspicuous. It is extremelyweighty, and, to an European, appears avery awkward instrument, except perhapsthat the broad blade might be utilized as ashield. (048). SPEAR. (See page 952.) (I.) FIJIAN CLUBS. (See page 948.)(949) THE CLUB, AND ITS VARIOUS FORMS. 951 Fig. 3 is a club, which may be consideredas a sort of intermediate form between thetwo already mentioned. Like the last, ithas a broad blade, but is evidently a cluband not a paddle. The blade is strength-ened by a bold ridge running along thecentre. In order to show the mode inwhich it is flattened, a side view of thelower part is shown at fig. a, and a crosssection of the blade is given at fig. b. Thiskind of club is modified in various ways, butis always made on the same principle, i. round handle and a flattened paddle-likeend, sometimes nearly plain, as in the abovementioned specimens, and sometimes fur-ni
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