Good morning from Nyack, NY.  Fresh from a local estate comes this interesting carved wooden Maori item.  I did some research, and I think I know what I'm looking at, but this is not a strong area of knowledge for me.  I took a shot on this.  Thank you for looking in and happy eBaying!
Offered last week as an auction.  No takers.  Relisted with a Buy It Now option.  
Carved wooden Maori TokoToko (swagger stick / orator's stick).  The stick is appx.  22.5" overall length.  1.25" across the head of the figure.  Inlaid paua wood eyes.  Height of figure is appx. 6.5", the rest of the staff is carved except for the last 4.75" (appx) of the stick.  
The figure at the top has his tongue out and his hands are carved below his pointed tongue.  There is good "old" wear at the tip of the stick (where there may have been a ferrule at some point in the past).
This came from an estate in the Hudson Valley region of NY.  I don't have any further information about the provenance.  The estate it came from had interesting and valuable things, so I think it is fair to say that this may also be expensive and valuable.  I do not think this is tourist quality; if it is, I apologize for my lack of knowledge and my compliments to the carver / artist.
I have not attempted to clean, alter or improve the item in any way.  Exactly as it came from the estate.  This extends beyond my knowledge area; I have priced this at what I feel this is worth if it "tourist".  If this is authentic it is worth many multiples of my asking opening bid.  
Need additional photos? Let me know specifically what you want to see and I'll make it happen.   
Offered for sale at $149.76. I have some room, please feel free to make an offer.  I will ship this item in a carefully packaged box, and I pay all associated insurance charges.  If you have any other questions, feel free to send them over.  I generally ship within a day of payment; sometimes depending on my schedule it takes 2 days.  All items ship with tracking numbers. 
The item will be carefully packaged and shipped via USPS Ground Advantage.  I will pay for insurance for full value of the item; I will also pay for any additional domestic shipping charges not indicated here or shipping overages.  You may/will need to sign for the item when it arrives.