Club "knobkerrie"
South Africa, Zulu
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Peter Miller, Cape Town, South AfricaUdo Horstmann, Zug, Switzerland
Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (ca. 1980)
Size
L: 104 cm
L: 40.9 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, round shaft, carved with three stylized snakes, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of usage;
the South African club or “knobkerrie” is a symbol for the Zulu. It was an effective weapon made from hard wood (teak) as long as there were no guns available.