Club "knobkerrie" · South Africa, Zulu · ID: 3032713
sold
EUR 150
Provenance
Adalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, GermanySize
L: 61 cm
L: 24.0 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, massive bowl-shaped club head, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of abrasion;
the south african club or “knobkerrie” is a symbol for the Zulu. A man always carried one with him, because it was an effective weapon made from hard wood (very often teak).
Comparing literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 202