War Club but from Where?
 

I recently purchased this war club that was listed as being from the South Pacific; I thought maybe Papua New Guinea or there abouts.
When I received it, the chipped handle and the stitched leather made me wonder about its origins.It could be a movie prop, but it is too well made.The handle is one piece,with the stone head inserted through the handle, cemented in with some type of pitch,further secured with some type of organic material like birch, bamboo,etc. strips, that have evidence of insect damage through out the years.
Any opinion would be appreciated.

That stuff holding the stone in place looks like sinew from the pictures. I did an image search and most of the examples similar to this are attributed as Native American in origin.

A nice piece, its from the Gran Chaco area of South America (Paraguay/Argentina). Quite scarce.

Love it:cool:

Thanks Gentlemen, now I have 2 avenues to follow. After posting this, a collector friend called it a Mohawk Blucher.
Rick, I think you are right that the strappings are sinew.

Since my last post, I looked up "Gran Chaco War Axe," and there is an almost identical axe, except instead of stone the head is made from the jawbone of a horse.