Does it have a rivet, like mine? This seems like a Western or Japanese influence, and though I don't know, the general presumption among collectors (a dangerous source of information if ever there was one!) is that this is a relatively modern feature. The carving is quite markedly similar to mine (and yes, pics, but by and by; think weeks), enough so that it is probably from the same period and same district/island; maybe even the same workshop.
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