African Septre?

[Lew]

Picked this up the other day for a few portions of fish and chips.

Lew

[Tim Simmons]

I had my eye on that little beauty. A give away. I had other fish to fry. All will be revealed. ;)

[Freddy]

Very nice, Lew. I saw this one 'live' recently as the seller lives not far from my place. It's a beautiful piece.

It's Lobi, but that you already know.

I looked into one of my books on African art and found this :

Khuluor cane (etnic Lobi name).
These are middle sized canes - mostly upto 70 cm in length - which are surmounted by one or two figurines. These little statues are always finely carved. These canes are parade pieces.

There's also another kind of Lobi cane. This one is called Bober cane . They are larger and can be curved or straight. They often have an iron piece at the bottom end. These are used as walking canes.

[Tim Simmons]

I got this one today. Unusual in that the halft is a different wood and inserted into the ball. There are throwing clubs of the same construction. I am sure it is not a military swagger stick.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/jamhappy/NS004-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/jamhappy/NS003-1.jpg

My name is Tim and I am a Nerd. Just a few that are more or less the same size. Where's my anorak?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/jamhappy/NS002-1.jpg

Many of these sticks are of fighting or at least of a defensive quality. The latast one is very light, the owner must of had no need to be showy in that way.