tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post5868402863414426519..comments2023-10-26T07:43:08.175-07:00Comments on FLORIDA FRIDAY SHOOT-OUTS: WHATZIT #43Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13402345726306560720noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-34868680468780028002009-08-26T20:59:41.907-07:002009-08-26T20:59:41.907-07:00Gordon - you have no idea how many thousands of im...Gordon - you have no idea how many thousands of images I scanned for this, nor how many hours I spent in pursuit! It was all worth it though, because I too learned something new!<br />Thank you for a delightful chase!J9https://www.blogger.com/profile/03910637383968387023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-15158691347854496732009-08-26T20:57:32.086-07:002009-08-26T20:57:32.086-07:00That was great fun.
I know so much more now than w...That was great fun.<br />I know so much more now than when it was begun.<br />I was careful not to reveal in the beginning,<br />Facts that would take you to winning.<br />You endured to the very end.<br />Congratulations to you, my friend.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402345726306560720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-67943952405224051992009-08-26T20:45:22.626-07:002009-08-26T20:45:22.626-07:00Never Worry, Never Fret
I found it at The Met!
The...Never Worry, Never Fret<br />I found it at The Met!<br />The Melanesia clue was the key<br />To solving this whatzit with glee<br />I'd searched The islands I had said, as well as New Caledonia, Solomon and the Museum of Oceania with my head. <br />But Vanuatu was not in my search<br />For that, I nearly was besmirched!<br /><br />Gable Ornament (P'naret), mid-20th century<br />Big Nambas people, Malakula Island, Vanuatu<br />Fern wood <br />H. 41 in. (104.1 cm)<br />The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 (1979.206.1584)<br /><br />Among the Big Nambas people of northwest Malakula Island in Vanuatu, the center of male social and religious life is, or was, the men's ceremonial house (amèl), which served as a meeting place and for the storage of sacred objects. The peak of the towering triangular facade of the amèl was adorned with a gable ornament (p'naret) carved from fern wood (the fibrous trunk of a tree fern composed of aerial roots surrounding a woody core). Portraying the face of the founding ancestor of the amèl, the p'naret was mounted horizontally, allowing the ancestor to gaze down at the entrance. As each man entered or left, he was scrutinized by the ancestor, who could inflict supernatural punishment on individuals unauthorized to enter or who had committed violations of customary law.<br /><br />The ancestral faces on the p'naret are highly stylized, with the upper and lower portions compressed and the central section greatly enlarged. A central vertical ridge representing the nose is flanked by large triangular nostrils. Protruding cheekbones, often mistaken for eyes by Western observers, appear above the nostrils and the eyes are reduced to small lozenge shapes incorporated into the brow ridge.J9https://www.blogger.com/profile/03910637383968387023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-71287257993672320572009-08-26T20:37:35.924-07:002009-08-26T20:37:35.924-07:00You may find one of these at a church or a lamp.
C...You may find one of these at a church or a lamp.<br />Consider that in your whatzit solving camp.Town Blogger Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04923223462989911628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-25283981563247874532009-08-26T20:33:47.435-07:002009-08-26T20:33:47.435-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Town Blogger Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04923223462989911628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-91722874464677819742009-08-26T13:06:50.455-07:002009-08-26T13:06:50.455-07:00I reviewed
The clues for you.
You missed one impo...I reviewed <br />The clues for you.<br />You missed one important fact<br />I can't tell you. That's a fact.<br />So I don't get caught up in your rancor,<br />Review my response to the guess of, anchor.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402345726306560720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-83828405609845027732009-08-26T12:55:34.740-07:002009-08-26T12:55:34.740-07:00Give up on this whatzit and you'll be beaten.
...Give up on this whatzit and you'll be beaten.<br />If you desecrated this whatzit you would have been eaten.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402345726306560720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-18083428138920128222009-08-26T12:33:03.238-07:002009-08-26T12:33:03.238-07:00Before you find yourself in a lurch,
I believe the...Before you find yourself in a lurch,<br />I believe the clue said AT a church.<br />Before I break down with amnesia,<br />I should also mention Melanesia.<br />To give you just one more added cramp,<br />This whatzit also has something in common with a lamp.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402345726306560720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-32523196428719443712009-08-26T09:50:49.100-07:002009-08-26T09:50:49.100-07:00OK, I've got the following clues
That I will n...OK, I've got the following clues<br />That I will now use<br />THIS IS NOT A GUESS<br />Just a clues list:<br />In US museum<br />Origin is an Island<br />With Highlands<br />Unusual for a Jungle<br />Not a Statue nor a Mask<br />Found in a Church <br />Near Australia<br />My searches have taken me to Indonesia before<br />As well as Papua New Guinea<br />But the style of artifact does not match<br />what I am finding, natch...<br />I will continue to search and strive<br />Until this whatzit is mine to haveJ9https://www.blogger.com/profile/03910637383968387023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-38588547769628348722009-08-25T21:09:06.078-07:002009-08-25T21:09:06.078-07:00Gordon my old chum, I feel a bit Glum, I would rat...Gordon my old chum, I feel a bit Glum, I would rather learn to play a fiddle then to try and solve this riddle, Out my back door I now hear a Coyote Howl a I must admit I have to throw in the towel. However, before I go some things I admit I just don't know. With that Now said I am off to bed.will and ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221325746336453109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-46833666926277056672009-08-25T20:46:22.573-07:002009-08-25T20:46:22.573-07:00Near Australia!Near Australia!Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402345726306560720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-28872007335570258722009-08-25T20:45:34.108-07:002009-08-25T20:45:34.108-07:00If I took you there, I would sail ya'
To an ar...If I took you there, I would sail ya'<br />To an area near Austrailia.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402345726306560720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-29318127866091764532009-08-25T20:42:01.029-07:002009-08-25T20:42:01.029-07:00Question #14 is No.
11 more left to go!
You can fi...Question #14 is No.<br />11 more left to go!<br />You can figure its origin out<br />Withou a doubt,<br />If you will use<br />My previous clues/Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402345726306560720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-25821854481657656272009-08-25T20:19:35.427-07:002009-08-25T20:19:35.427-07:00Is it in Valdez Alaska?Is it in Valdez Alaska?will and ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221325746336453109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-68041169564093877392009-08-25T19:46:48.057-07:002009-08-25T19:46:48.057-07:00Guess #13 is No.
12 questions left to go!Guess #13 is No.<br />12 questions left to go!Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402345726306560720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-12964368373146027952009-08-25T18:03:36.788-07:002009-08-25T18:03:36.788-07:00Just a quick question is that a crown on it's ...Just a quick question is that a crown on it's head?will and ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221325746336453109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-70885037173809423562009-08-25T18:00:04.793-07:002009-08-25T18:00:04.793-07:0013 guesses left., my friends.
Whether you get it a...13 guesses left., my friends.<br />Whether you get it all depends<br />On how wisely your questions drop.<br />Guessing wildly perhaps should stop.<br />A well thought out question or two<br />Might give new direction to you.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402345726306560720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-86538936514002947942009-08-25T17:55:01.618-07:002009-08-25T17:55:01.618-07:00An anchor is as low as you can get.
You would have...An anchor is as low as you can get.<br />You would have looked up to this if the you two had met.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402345726306560720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-61650569054779323542009-08-25T17:41:46.140-07:002009-08-25T17:41:46.140-07:00I am certain I have seen this before, You've g...I am certain I have seen this before, You've got my curiosity I must implore. I will take my one of my last two guesses and Canker, is it the head of an anchor?will and ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221325746336453109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-19932278558555735742009-08-25T17:00:33.760-07:002009-08-25T17:00:33.760-07:00A crucifix, a mug, a staff!
Each one is a terrible...A crucifix, a mug, a staff!<br />Each one is a terrible gaff. <br />I'll just take two more guesses away<br />That leaves 14 more in this whatzit play.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402345726306560720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-10702065160632610502009-08-25T10:19:17.226-07:002009-08-25T10:19:17.226-07:00Gordon is it a Crucifix?Gordon is it a Crucifix?will and ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221325746336453109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-36285303490925321892009-08-25T10:16:03.711-07:002009-08-25T10:16:03.711-07:00Gordon my old friend you are such a Lug I would ha...Gordon my old friend you are such a Lug I would have to say thats a carving of your Mug and a good one at that carved so well with a little hat just wait and by the time I,m done I'll use you for bait.will and ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221325746336453109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-65044788960551614012009-08-25T08:13:33.647-07:002009-08-25T08:13:33.647-07:00Camillo thinks it a staff of a medicne man or heal...Camillo thinks it a staff of a medicne man or healer but won't guess further. all I know is that my sinus infection makes my face feel just like that.GingerVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501023251788210094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-82446388764588779152009-08-25T06:56:36.713-07:002009-08-25T06:56:36.713-07:00This object is not made of Birch,
But, you could f...This object is not made of Birch,<br />But, you could find one at your church.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402345726306560720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556209031122379625.post-90468492776325135312009-08-25T06:28:11.052-07:002009-08-25T06:28:11.052-07:00Willie, surely you do not think
That answer's ...Willie, surely you do not think<br />That answer's right. It stinks!Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402345726306560720noreply@blogger.com