Club "knobkerrie" ·  South Africa, Zulu · ID: 3035547

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, shaft wrapped in sections with plaited metal wire, collection number “18368”, min. dam., small missing parts (metal wire), 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 3035547 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 464.

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Comparing literature

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