THE ONLY CLUBS WITH TWO PRONGS ON THE END FROM THE NEW GUINEA REGION I KNOW OF ARE FROM THE TIWI ISLANDS. THE ONES I HAVE SEEN USUALLY HAVE ABORIGINAL DESIGNS PAINTED ON THEM AND DO NOT HAVE THE SHARP DAGGER LIKE HANDLE. THE TWO TIWI ISLANDS ( MELVILLE AND BATHURST)ARE LOCATED NORTH OF DARWIN AUSTRALIA SO FAIRLY CLOSE TO NEW GUINEA. I AM PRETTY SURE YOURS IS NOT FROM THE TIWI IS. BUT AT LEAST THE DESIGN IS NOT UNKNOWN IN THE AREA.
YOUR ITEM LOOKS MORE LIKE A DAGGER THAN A CLUB BUT COULD ALSO SERVE AS A CLUB OR A STAKE TO TETHER SMALLER ANIMALS OR MARK A YAM PATCH.
IT DOES APPEAR TO SHOW GOOD AGE AND USE AND IS DEFINITELY NOT A TOURIST ITEM WHATEVER IT MAY BE. I DO DOUBT IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH SLEEPING UNLESS YOU WERE HIT OVER THE HEAD WITH IT, BUT CERTIANLY NOT A SUITABLE PILLOW.
THE ONLY OTHER AREA WHERE THE TWO PRONGED STRIKING END OF A CLUB IS MADE THAT I AM AWARE OF IS SOUTH AMERICAN INDIAN. SOME HAVE A V-SHAPE END SORT OF LIKE A FISH TAIL AND I HAVE ONE SIMULAR TO YOURS BUT WITHOUT THE SHARP DAGGER LIKE HANDLE. IT IS ALSO QUITE HEAVY AND LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE A GOOD CLUB.
THE STONE HEADED CLUB LOOKS LIKE A REAL GOODIE
PERHAPS A GOOD CLOSE PICTURE OF THE STONE HEAD FROM THE TOP PLEASE!
HERE IS A PICTURE OF SOMETHING SIMULAR FROM NORTHERN QUEENSLAND THESE ARE FIGHTING CLUBS SO PERHAPS YOURS IS A NEW GUINEA VARIATION OF THIS.