Honestly Hal, I think that original discussion was based largely upon incomplete information available at the time, and I'm fairly certain that the piece that started this thread is from the Sudan.
Many of the "burnt" pieces from Cameroon seem to be turning uo in more and more shapes not original to the area (including you're "hook bladed one ! **grin**) and often made out of wood that looks amazingly like rattan.... perhaps it's even possible that an enterprising individual imported some rattan to make up for the scarcitiy of native woods due to deforestation, due to it's straightness and comparatively light weight?
Mike
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