Unknown item?

[tsamp08]

Can Someone give me any info on this piece? It was given to me as a gift. I was told it was some sort of indian artifact but its made of iron. It appears to be some sort of animal? Its aprox. 14 inches tall and weighs about 7 pounds. It has hole on the back about 1 inch wide and has another hole going from that one to the bottom part. That hole is about the diameter of a pencil. It has really nice work on it. It is wearing clothes of somekind and also a necklace. Very unusul piece. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

 

[ironhorse]

Doesn't look native

Cane handle perhaps, insense burner,?

 

[Confederate Sailor]

Doesn't look native Cane handle perhaps, insense burner,?

At 14" long and 7 lbs I believe it to be a bit large and too heavy for a cane handle. The latter would be more likely.

 

[deadPIRATE]

looks like a smoking pipe.

 

[ironhorse]

At 14" long and 7 lbs I believe it to be a bit large and too heavy for a cane handle. The latter would be more likely.

I'll go with that
Good idea to include something else in the pic to indicate a scale of its size, another object we can relate to such as a common coin or a ruler/ tape measure

 

[taz42o]

If it was made of stone I would say, effigy pipe. So maybe a copy of one.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

At that size, shape, material and just a wild guess I would toss out a fireplace andiron as a possibility.

 

[fyrffytr1]

I was also thinking fireplace andiron but I think the feet are too close to be stable holding logs.