'nother clubby whotsit?

kronckew · 2nd March 2015, 07:03 PM

picked this up for a number of pennies less than a pound.
again, estate sale, no size info. will post more & better photo when it arrives

any ideas or info appreciated, thanks. listed as a 'possible exercise or juggling club, tho the grip end does not haven the usual ridge to keep your hand from slipping, the lack made me think it would work better for throwing... whatever it is, if you throw or whack someone with it , it''ll ruin their day.

kronckew · 2nd March 2015, 08:11 PM

found this similar one in google images: not mine of course. listed as a 'zulu' throwing club.

kronckew · 6th March 2015, 10:26 AM

my thingy arrived. 260 grams, 19 in. long (48 cm.)looks like it used to be longer as there is a more recentfresh cut right at the end, wich also has a broken off steel pin in the centre, like the remains of a hook or eye used to hang it for display. i think it may have been cut to fit luggage.

anyway, sems to be a thrower more than an exercise thing.

VANDOO · 6th March 2015, 11:11 PM

IT LOOKS LIKE IT DOES HAVE A NICE PATINA, TOO BAD IF IT WAS RECENTLY CUT OFF. SOME OF THESE AFRICAN CLUBS WERE LONGER AND LIGHTER AND HAD A SMALLER HEAD AND SERVED MORE AS A BADGE OF RANK THAN AS A BATTLE WEAPON. THE HIGH RANKING PEOPLE NEED NOT KILL AS THEY COULD ORDER OTHERS TO DO IT. OR A GOOD SHARP BONK WITH HIS BATON COULD SERVE AS PUNISHMENT AND WARNING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TRIBE THIS CLUB MAY HAVE COME FROM PERHAPS SOMEONE WITH MORE KNOWLEDGE IN AFRICAN AND ZULU ITEMS CAN HELP.

2nd March 2015, 07:03 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	'nother clubby whotsit? picked this up for a number of pennies less than a pound. again, estate sale, no size info. will post more & better photo when it arrives any ideas or info appreciated, thanks. listed as a 'possible exercise or juggling club, tho the grip end does not haven the usual ridge to keep your hand from slipping, the lack made me think it would work better for throwing... whatever it is, if you throw or whack someone with it , it''ll ruin their day. Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 2nd March 2015 at 07:39 PM.

2nd March 2015, 08:11 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	found this similar one in google images: not mine of course. listed as a 'zulu' throwing club. Attached Images

6th March 2015, 10:26 AM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	my thingy arrived. 260 grams, 19 in. long (48 cm.)looks like it used to be longer as there is a more recentfresh cut right at the end, wich also has a broken off steel pin in the centre, like the remains of a hook or eye used to hang it for display. i think it may have been cut to fit luggage. anyway, sems to be a thrower more than an exercise thing.

6th March 2015, 11:11 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	IT LOOKS LIKE IT DOES HAVE A NICE PATINA, TOO BAD IF IT WAS RECENTLY CUT OFF. SOME OF THESE AFRICAN CLUBS WERE LONGER AND LIGHTER AND HAD A SMALLER HEAD AND SERVED MORE AS A BADGE OF RANK THAN AS A BATTLE WEAPON. THE HIGH RANKING PEOPLE NEED NOT KILL AS THEY COULD ORDER OTHERS TO DO IT. OR A GOOD SHARP BONK WITH HIS BATON COULD SERVE AS PUNISHMENT AND WARNING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TRIBE THIS CLUB MAY HAVE COME FROM PERHAPS SOMEONE WITH MORE KNOWLEDGE IN AFRICAN AND ZULU ITEMS CAN HELP.