Auction 104 After sale
Zemanek-Münster

Club "knobkerrie"

South Africa, Zulu
sold EUR 200
Provenance
Old British Collection
Size
L: 54 cm
L: 21.3 inch

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.


Comparing literature

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

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