Knobkerrie (Club)

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Photo by John Bentham.
Knobkerrie (Club)
Photo by John Bentham.
Datedate unknown
MediumWood with pigment
DimensionsOverall: 26 × 5 1/2 × 3 in. (66 × 14 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Hamilton College Anthropology Department
Object number2023.10.68
On view
DescriptionA wooden club, typically used in Southern and Eastern Africa. Knobkerrie typically have one large ball or knob on one end and can be used for hunting or fighting.

Additional Details

Inscribed "E 25" is written on the knob end in pen
Club
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood
Object number: S2023.2.18
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.27
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Iron
Object number: 2023.10.42
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist, Moro
Date: 1870-1915
Medium: Iron, wood, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.40a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood with red ochre and black pigment
Object number: 2023.10.25
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood with red ochre and black pigment
Object number: 2023.10.26
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: before 1860
Medium: Iron, wood, twine
Object number: 2023.10.39a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist, Moro
Date: 1870-1915
Medium: Iron, brass, wood, rawhide, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.33a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist, Moro
Date: 1870-1915
Medium: Iron, wood, rawhide, woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.34a-b
Wood and metal arrow
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Bamboo, iron, and twine
Object number: S2023.2.3
Photo by John Bentham.
Date: date unknown
Medium: Forged metal, likely bronze or iron
Object number: 2023.10.38a-b
Bow
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, sinew, hide and black paint
Object number: 1984.554