Jamaica

Yeah, you're not gonna find one of these in the local knickknack shop.

Going through some old files and found this one.

Went to Jamaica a few years ago and wood carvings by the local artists are one of the things you can pick up. They're really quite skilled.

I caught one of the locals who seemed dignified and was given a certain amount of deference by the other carvers and asked him to come back in a few days with a stickfighter and struck a pose for him.

I was curious to see his artistic take on it.

Not what I anticipated but I'm rather pleased with it. Got a nice short machete and a pair of local hardwood sticks too.