Club "knobkerrie" ·  South Africa, Zulu · ID: 3023406

Description

two-coloured african teak wood “kiaat”, round shaft with two cuffs of copper wire, bowl-shaped mace-head, slightly dam., cracks;
every Zulu man used to have such a club, using it as an effective weapon.

The object Club “knobkerrie” with the object ID 3023406 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 564 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.

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Comparing literature

Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 202