[Tim Simmons]

A new thread on the Australian club I recenly aquired. The reason is the unusual old repair/alteration either from use or in the original fashioning. Clealy and old piece, the patination is complete with no varriation as can be seen. Well used and in spite of the repair/alteration, good in the hand. It could indicate that the type of wood had a value that damage through use or discovering a problem when manufaturing ment it was worth finnishing. Even in contact days carving may well have been with stone, a time consuming task. Perhaps there was a reason which we will never know. Certainly the oldest Australian wooden piece I have ever had. I espcially like the grip. It could earned becoming a ritual or ceremonial piece. At first I was a little disappionted now I am very pleased with it. There must have been a good reason for its manufacture. I know in our modern western culture It would just be a broken damaged piece of wood and deemed no good. I don't think we have any experts on Australian aboriginal culture on the forum. Shown with another from my collection.