Club "macana" · Guyana · ID: 3053490
Starting price
EUR 4,000
Estimated price
EUR 5,000
Provenance
Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanySize
L: 41 cm
L: 16.1 inch
Description
wood, black polished stone, cord material,
An early description of this type of war club in Dutch Guyana, based on observations made in the years 1772 to 1777, is given by Captain Stedman, who writes: “(…) One blow with this club, in which is frequently fixed a sharp stone, scatters the brains. These are used by the Guyana Indians like the tomahawk by the Cherokees, on which, besides other hieroglyphical figures, they often carve the number of persons slain in battle.” ( J.G. Stedman, 1796, p. 397)
Comparing literature
Stedman, John G., Narrative, of a five years' expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana on the Wild Coast of South America, London 1796, p. 397