dadofstickboy
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posted on October 3, 2003 02:27:58 PM
I believe it's a scepter.
Am I right?
Can anyone tell me any more about it?
Thanks!
[ edited by dadofstickboy on Oct 3, 2003 02:35 PM ]
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Roadsmith
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posted on October 3, 2003 02:39:09 PM
Looks a bit like part of a curtain rod set. Is it wooden? Does any part of it screw off? My hunch (and it's ONLY a hunch) is that a real scepter would be lots fancier, but perhaps a king or queen who reads Vendio threads can tell you more.
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dadofstickboy
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posted on October 3, 2003 02:47:15 PM
It's wood.
The knob appears to have been handled a lot is worn.
Just trying to figure out what it really is.
Any help would be great!
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ihula
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posted on October 3, 2003 02:58:55 PM
Looks like a poi pounder to me 
Or could have been used to pound other items to get the powder/liquid out of an item - Hawaiians use poi pounders to pound the taro root to get the poi out. The "staff" part is a little long, but some kind of pounder is a possiblilty.
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AuctionAce
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posted on October 3, 2003 02:59:07 PM
Sort of looks like an Irish Walking cane or Shillelagh
http://www.bjmarketers.com/canes.htm
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tomwiii
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posted on October 3, 2003 04:01:45 PM
OTOH: tis a certain Freudian mystique evoked by this...
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Dragonmom
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posted on October 3, 2003 05:12:50 PM
oh, please, Tomwii, sometimes a scepter is only a scepter! 
Dadof, please let me know when you list it- you probably know i have special interest in turned sticks of wood
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dadofstickboy
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posted on October 3, 2003 06:13:22 PM
Thanks for the incite!
I decided to go with: Shillelagh.
It seems to meet the criteria.
Dragonmom:
Will launch Sun. 6:00pm. PST.
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gfs23
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posted on October 4, 2003 03:06:01 AM
Looks like a knobkerry to me, it is what the Zulu's despatched their victims with....or is it dispatched....perhaps I should have opted for the simple choice
and said bashed their head in...
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AuctionAce
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posted on October 4, 2003 05:22:31 AM
Here's a site that sells knobkerrys and none of them appear very ornate.
http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/OA/index/sold-africa.html
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clivebarkerfan
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posted on October 4, 2003 05:48:17 AM
not a poi pounder. Normaly those were squattier, wide on the bottom and often made from stone like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3245002931&category=2001
Shillelagh are usually freeform branches, usually rather knotty and bent.
I'd say a walking cane, and depending on the length perhaps for a short person or a child
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gfs23
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posted on October 4, 2003 11:57:59 AM
Looks to me like everyone should pack up selling their widgets and concentrate on knobkerries judging by the prices they are getting for them....
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