Here are a couple of images of a stick I once had, that was from one of the Nguni tribes of South East Africa (eg. Zulu, Swazi, Xhosa), for comparison.
From the top, the outline is a bit similar to Katana's example, but not conclusively so.
The South East African tribes were excellent, artistic woodcarvers and I believe they (the men) usually liked to carry a stick or staff of some sort, partly for defence but also with a strong element of display/part of costume. Hence the wide variety of stylish shapes, protusions, heads etc.
Regards
Colin
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