Help ID old clubs please?

Tim Simmons · 29th November 2011, 09:41 PM

Having had more time to examine these. I believe them to be African and most probably from the South Sudan and border regions. The one with the cracks in the head has certianly been used as a pounder as you can see bits still stuck in the head. The others have rather smooth head for pounder/pestle. There are signs that each end has been used. I think they might have been a bashing tool in general. A broad bashing head and a finer pointed end for delicate work on small nuts or seeds and the like. If you are nomadic or semi-nomadic then these could well be a sort of club form multi tool. The middle section does work very well as a guard or stop for the hand with the balance right at this point.

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29th November 2011, 09:41 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,843	Having had more time to examine these. I believe them to be African and most probably from the South Sudan and border regions. The one with the cracks in the head has certianly been used as a pounder as you can see bits still stuck in the head. The others have rather smooth head for pounder/pestle. There are signs that each end has been used. I think they might have been a bashing tool in general. A broad bashing head and a finer pointed end for delicate work on small nuts or seeds and the like. If you are nomadic or semi-nomadic then these could well be a sort of club form multi tool. The middle section does work very well as a guard or stop for the hand with the balance right at this point.