A battle axe?.....on a honeymoon?.....in the Caribbean? Way weird!!!
Although on a similar note, on a sort of honeymoon trip with my (ex) wife I did buy a rusty old cannonball
Uh....she was NOT thrilled, especially trying to get through airport security.
These kind of axes we know are rather commercially produced as African art is an extremely popular form, with huge expensive magazines and books dedicated to advertising galleries all over. The inserted axe head, and brass or copper wound bindings are also more common with all this publicity, so a hands on examination is almost essential to determine authenticity. Even then, as we know, the experts too can be fooled if the item is intended to be represented as an antique. Knowledge and experience are key, and here we are simply trying to guage possibilities geo-tribally for the form.
Its good to see you posting here Trench! Welcome!!! and thank you for the very interesting note.
All best regards,
Jim