Featured Please help me figure out what this is.

I purchased this at an antique store today. I bought it because I had no clue what it is. The tips are definitely sterling but that's all I know. I dont know what langauge or what it is used for. There is no hallmarks that I see. It looks like a small (kids) cane. I don't think they would use sterling for a kids cane. I really have no clue. Thank you for you help

 

Fascinating item, Joanne! I suspect we're looking at something from south or southeast Asian (or possibly an island nation in the Pacific.) @Any Jewelry may very well know something about this thing!

 

Does it open?

 

I do not see any marks on the silver. And I tried to open it thinking there was a knife in there but it won't budge. Either its not meant to be opened or its stuck. I dont want to damage it.

 

Looks like Indian Sanskrit letters.

 

Thats what I think. Or maybe it Thai. I tried Google translate but it can't read curved ares I guess.

 

page turner for Torah. A bit to big (just looked at measurement) just a guess

 

A Cane or Walking Stick?

 

20" isn't long enough for a walking stick, IMHO!! Three phased elephant head on the end of the silver....I love the silver end!! Now to go back and look for silver marks? Nope, couldn't find any either!!

EDIT...could be some sort of "swagger stick" or maybe "counting stick"??? What animals beside a cow? Could help with meaning??

 

I looked up kids walking sticks and they are longer then this.

 

The very top design looks like the Trimukha Ganapati form of Ganesha.

 

A very fancy teacher's blackboard pointer?

 

There is dragons on the bigger sterling. And on the bamboo stick is a Donkey or horses and bulls.

 

I agree the top design does look like Trimukha Ganapati form of Ganesha.

 

A Yod would have a pointing hand on the business end, and the language on it isn't Hebrew by any stretch. @Any Jewelry may not be able to read it but will probably know what it is.

 

i like that....but could it also be a type of gaming stick.....device ????

 

I'm changing direction on it being a Indian Sanskrit to it being closer to the Lao Language.
https://www.laos-guide-999.com/lao-language.html

(That's all for me ... my head hurts.)

 

That definitely looks like the langauge.