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Rod Charters · 22nd July 2008, 09:31 AM

Hi please find below some pictures of some East African clubs for comment. Is anyone familiar with these clubs as they are quite different to some of the Dinka clubs / south Sudanes clubs that have been posted previously.
1. The top picture is basically a new ebony tourist piece and no comment required.
2. The second is a Sudanese club (claimed to be Dinka) the main component also claimed to be made from buffalo horn with brass decorations made from old bullet casings. The fact that it has the brass from bullet casings suggests it was made in the last 40 years (since the 1st civil war began).
3. The third is claimed to be a Samburu club. I have no idea of the real origins nor the age.
4. The 4th is a Dinka club with an ivory head and some ivory decorations on the shaft. This I collected myself in Southern Sudan so know the origin but have no idea of the age.

Thanks Rod

22nd July 2008, 09:31 AM	#1
Rod Charters Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 48	East African Clubs for Comment Hi please find below some pictures of some East African clubs for comment. Is anyone familiar with these clubs as they are quite different to some of the Dinka clubs / south Sudanes clubs that have been posted previously. 1. The top picture is basically a new ebony tourist piece and no comment required. 2. The second is a Sudanese club (claimed to be Dinka) the main component also claimed to be made from buffalo horn with brass decorations made from old bullet casings. The fact that it has the brass from bullet casings suggests it was made in the last 40 years (since the 1st civil war began). 3. The third is claimed to be a Samburu club. I have no idea of the real origins nor the age. 4. The 4th is a Dinka club with an ivory head and some ivory decorations on the shaft. This I collected myself in Southern Sudan so know the origin but have no idea of the age. Thanks Rod Attached Images