two new African clubs

[Freddy]

I got these from a friend.

One is without doubt a Southafrican club, probably Swazi or Zulu. Some facets were carved on the head. At the bottom, the handle has some wire decoration.
Total length : 80 cm. Diameter of the head : 6 cm.

The other one is new to me. My friend said he collected this piece from the Lobi in Burkina Faso. It's made out of one piece of hardwood and has a massive head. There are quite some marks on the head, so probably it has seen some use :p
Total length : 58 cm. The head measures 13 x 10 cm. This club weighs more than 800 grs !

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/keris_hanuman/Afbeelding009.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/keris_hanuman/Afbeelding010-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/keris_hanuman/Afbeelding011-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/keris_hanuman/Afbeelding013-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/keris_hanuman/Afbeelding012.jpg

[Freddy]

And here's a not so obvious African club.

This piece also comes from the Lobi in Burkina Faso. Men use these pieces as small stools when they go out. It's quite heavy (over 1 kg) and they very conveniently added a handle to this stool....so they can use them as a club when they get into to a fight.
Some have a head or figure carved on one end, other are just plain tripods.

Length : 42 cm. Height : 20 cm

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/keris_hanuman/Afbeelding026.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/keris_hanuman/Afbeelding024.jpg

[Lew]

Freddy very nice clubs :) I agree the second seems Lobi to me also. Here is a similar one to the Swazi/Zulu one you have. Those facets really increase the damage potential during a strike.

Lew