Hi Tim,
Actually, that does help. Although we both know that there are a lot of blackwoods and rosewoods in the tropics, this is a good lesson in how hard it can be to attempt to trace a club based on the wood it is made from. It wood actually be easier to do it from the smell of the wood that the color, at least theoretically.
Stylistically, I think you've got a point, which is that this stick doesn't seem to have been a generic walking stick (due to lack of scarring from the ground), and I'm comfortable calling it a pole club.
Best,
F
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