cma-african-art: Club (“Knobkerrie”), late 1800s or early 1900s, Cleveland Museum of Art: African Ar
cma-african-art: Club (“Knobkerrie”), late 1800s or early 1900s, Cleveland Museum of Art: African ArtRelatively short sticks were traditionally used for hunting and fighting and are customarily called knobkerries. The name refers to the characteristic spherical knob of wood or head atop a cylindrical shaft. The knobs could be decorated with copper or brass studs or carved in various shapes and forms. This heavily patinated non-figurative club, with its sliced-off spherical knob, exemplifies a classic Zulu style.Size: Overall: 66 cm (26 in.)Medium: woodhttps://clevelandart.org/art/2010.232 -- source link
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