Tanzanian swagger/fighting stick?

Freddy · 28th July 2006, 06:57 PM

Look what I found in the corner of my office : a stick !

I remember purchasing this one quite some time ago. I forgot about it. According to the seller it came from Africa. Could well be a stick from Rwanda, as can be seen from Spiral's article.

I wonder what the iconographic explanation of the grip of this piece is. After looking at it for some time, I can see the image of a person...? Or am I wrong ?

Anyway... the total length is 112,5 cm. At the bottom, a metal spike has been added (length : 24 cm) for sticking it into the ground.
For me, this stick is a bit too long to be an ordinary walking cane. I would rather call it a staff.

28th July 2006, 06:57 PM	#10
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Look what I found in the corner of my office : a stick ! I remember purchasing this one quite some time ago. I forgot about it. According to the seller it came from Africa. Could well be a stick from Rwanda, as can be seen from Spiral's article. I wonder what the iconographic explanation of the grip of this piece is. After looking at it for some time, I can see the image of a person...? Or am I wrong ? Anyway... the total length is 112,5 cm. At the bottom, a metal spike has been added (length : 24 cm) for sticking it into the ground. For me, this stick is a bit too long to be an ordinary walking cane. I would rather call it a staff.