A INTERESTING CLUB (DEFINITELY NOT A FOOD POUNDER UNLESS YOU ARE A CANNIBAL
) MOST LIKELY AFRICA AND AS YOU MENTION POSSIBLY ARABIC IN ORIGIN. THE METAL BANDS COULD HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THE METAL BANDS USED TO HOLD THE BARREL TO THE STOCK ON THE OLD ARABIC GUNS. IT IS INTERESTING HOW THE MAKER MADE MANY SMALL DENTS IN THE METAL TO HELP SECURE THE BANDS AND KEEP THEM FROM SLIPPING OR TURNING. THE PLACE TO TIE A STRAP ON THE LAST BAND IS ALSO UNUSUAL. NOT A THROWING CLUB BUT A COSH FOR STRIKING SLAVES OR PERHAPS MAKEING ONES WAY THRU CROWDS. THE TACKS IN THE CLUBS HEAD ARE OFTEN SEEN ON AFRICAN WEAPONS. ARE THE METAL BANDS MAGNETIC?.