YOU ARE CORRECT IT IS IN THE FORM OF THE THROWING CLUB FROM FIJI CALLED A ULA. IT APPEARS TO BE WELL MADE AND IF IT HAS THE SIZE AND WEIGHT WOULD MAKE A GOOD THROWING CLUB. I THINK THEY ARE BEING MADE IN SAMOA AND FIJI AND POSSIBLY THE SOLOMON IS. CURRENTLY SO IT IS PROBABLY NOT VERY OLD. BUT IF THE WOOD IS A GOOD HARD HEAVY ONE AND THE CLUB IS NOT TOO LIGHT AND SMALL OR COATED WITH BLACK SHOE POLISH OR SOMETHING THEN IT IS STILL A GOOD WELL MADE COLLECTABLE CLUB.