Wood war club, Zulu tribe, four sections of tightly binded wire, scalloped root ball at top with two protrusions. Dimensions: 22" L. Zulu war club known as a Knobkerrie made from the wood of a root ball or wad and carried by Zulu warriors in South Africa. Made from the hard wood of a root ball of a tree or ironwood, with the shaft carved from just one limb This is a very fierce weapon as it has kill notches etched into the shaft. Finely braided metal in four parts of the handle. Root ball is scalloped with two protrusions. The Knobkerrie formed an important part of the Zulu warrior’s arsenal and given the weight and hardness of the head, could inflict very serious wounds. Nice wear on the shaft from where it was held and very nice aged patina. "A Knobkerrie, occasionally spelled knobkerrie or knobkerrie, is a strong, short wooden club with a heavy rounded knob or head on one end, traditionally used by Southern African tribes including the Zulu, as a weapon in warfare and the chase. The word Knobkerrie derives from the Dutch knop (knob or button), and the Bushman and Hottentot Kerrie or kirri (stick). The weapon is employed at close quarters, or as a missile. The head, or knob, is often ornately carved with faces or shapes that have symbolic meaning. The knobkerrie itself serves this function in the crest of the 2000 new federal coat of Arms of South Africa. The name has been extended to similar weapons used by the natives of Australia, the Pacific islands and other places".

Stable crack lower half of shaft.