Help needed to ID this club

thinreadline · 6th December 2010, 09:25 PM

This has been up in the attic for 30 years in my 'no idea what it is ' pile .. would appreciate any suggestions. It is made of wood with what seems to be thich hide binding woven around the 'neck' . The shaft is 18 inches long and the head 8 inches . There is a 'tunnel under the binding on the top of the head which loks as though it held a projecting piece .. possibly a narrow axe or adze head .. but cant be sure.

VANDOO · 7th December 2010, 07:37 AM

IT IS A ODD BEASTIE MOST LIKELY AN ADZ HANDLE FROM YOUR DESCRIPTION AND THE PICTURES. THE CARVING IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO PLACE BUT LOOKS MORE LIKE INDONESIAN TO ME IF I HAD TO GUESS. IT WOULD HAVE HAD A BLADE LIKELY MADE OF METAL IS THERE ANY METAL PRESENT SUCH AS NAILS OR TACKS?
A NEAT LOOKING ITEM

thinreadline · 7th December 2010, 09:10 AM

Thanks , no there is no metal . However the 'tunnel' I describe which runs on top of the head but under the bindind is square sectioned , at the back it is just short of 1 inch x 1 inch and at the front half inch x half inch , so what ever was held in place by the binding was a long tapering 'thing' .

colin henshaw · 7th December 2010, 09:24 AM

It does look like an adze handle, maybe Dayak.

6th December 2010, 09:25 PM	#1
thinreadline Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wirral Posts: 1,204	Help needed to ID this club This has been up in the attic for 30 years in my 'no idea what it is ' pile .. would appreciate any suggestions. It is made of wood with what seems to be thich hide binding woven around the 'neck' . The shaft is 18 inches long and the head 8 inches . There is a 'tunnel under the binding on the top of the head which loks as though it held a projecting piece .. possibly a narrow axe or adze head .. but cant be sure. Attached Images

7th December 2010, 09:10 AM	#3
thinreadline Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wirral Posts: 1,204	re my club Thanks , no there is no metal . However the 'tunnel' I describe which runs on top of the head but under the bindind is square sectioned , at the back it is just short of 1 inch x 1 inch and at the front half inch x half inch , so what ever was held in place by the binding was a long tapering 'thing' .

7th December 2010, 07:37 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	IT IS A ODD BEASTIE MOST LIKELY AN ADZ HANDLE FROM YOUR DESCRIPTION AND THE PICTURES. THE CARVING IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO PLACE BUT LOOKS MORE LIKE INDONESIAN TO ME IF I HAD TO GUESS. IT WOULD HAVE HAD A BLADE LIKELY MADE OF METAL IS THERE ANY METAL PRESENT SUCH AS NAILS OR TACKS? A NEAT LOOKING ITEM

7th December 2010, 09:24 AM	#4
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,430	It does look like an adze handle, maybe Dayak.