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).
The object Club “knobkerrie” with the object ID 3032713 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 471 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.
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Comparing literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 202