This item is a very old hardwood club from New South Wales. This type of club has a bulbous head and a chiseled handle grip on the pointed end. It is often called a throwing club but I think it was used without being thrown. Sometimes, this type of club is called a Nula Nula. It was made in the 19th Century using stone tools. The entire length has very fine longitudinal grooving made by stone tools. The circumferential grooving on the handle may have been chiseled using metal tools? This club is in very nice condition. There are very few marks from impact and no cracks. The two ends are slightly blunted. It is one of the nicest Aboriginal clubs I have seen. I purchased this club from the Barclay Gallery in 1987.