Intricately carved wooden wand--IDENTIFIED

curtsteele

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This is an intricately carved two-toned wooden "wand" about 12' long. It appears that the wand has been carved from a single piece of wood.

The "top," larger end of the wand is cylindrical and contains 6 small white inlaid plastic disks. There are 4 evenly spaced disks of the same size and color inserted horizontally into the cylinder below the top. Descending the rod below below the top are 3 half-cylinders equally and loosely separated from each other. Below the half-cylinders the rod tapers to the "bottom," which is capped with a white plastic nipple. It is difficult to believe that the "wand" serves anything other than a decorative purpose, as, for example, an appendage to a piece of carved furniture. I cannot discern any mechanical or other purpose which might be served. It was purchased for a few cents in a bin at a Goodwill Industries store.

See the pictures in the attachments. CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME IDENTIFY THIS???!!! Thank you.
 

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Possibly some sort of musical drum stick, like for a bongo type of drum?
 

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You have a "molinillo", which are popular in southern Mexico, and used to froth up hot chocolate in a high necked chocolate pot.
 

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I've seen these in antique shops before and always thought they were a type of hand spindle, but have to go with the molinillo being what it is after looking at others.
 

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