The gentleman from whom I got this said it was an Australian-Aboriginal fighting stick. I was wondering if anyone here could give me any further information on this piece.
The wood is very, very heavy and hard (I can't make a mark on it with my fingernail and it dents all of the other hardwoods I've rapped against it).
Overall shot. It's about 32" long and has a snake with a head on each end carved around the shaft:
A close up of one head, showing the polyhedral surface and one end of the snake:
From one head down:
The head next to my hand for size comparison:
The body of the snake carving:
Thanks in advance for any information.
