Club "knobkerrie" · South Africa, Zulu · ID: 3035547
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Provenance
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, SwedenSize
H: 88,5 cm
H: 34.8 inch
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).
Comparing literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 202