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9th November 2022, 01:06 PM
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Similar one in National army museum
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-08-1-1 with following description Walking stick owned by King Cetshwayo of Zululand, 1879 (c) Cetshwayo was King of Zululand, a territory bordering Natal and the Transvaal. In 1878 he refused to disband his Zulu army or to cooperate with Sir Bartle Frere's plan for imperial federation in South Africa. In January 1879 a force commanded by Lieutenant-General Lord Chelmsford invaded Zululand. Cetshwayo's army resisted bravely, but the king became a fugitive after the Battle of Ulundi (4 July 1879). He was taken prisoner in August. Deprived of his kingdom he was sent into exile at Cape Town. This stick was taken from the king after his defeat and brought back to Britain by a Colonel Bell. The stick is carved with two snakes coiled around the shank. It is a typical example of the staffs carried by men of high status; the snake was a common symbol representing the protection of the ancestral spirits. NAM Accession Number NAM. 1963-08-1-1 Copyright/Ownership National Army Museum Copyright |
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11th November 2022, 03:27 AM
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Vikingsword Staff
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Moved ...
Since we are not dealing with a weapon, this one really belongs in the Ethnographic Miscellania area.
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11th November 2022, 03:31 AM
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Ken, would you mind posting a full length picture of your staff? Nice example.
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18th November 2022, 09:20 AM
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Full length picture of My staff
Probably my favourite piece from this years collecting.........so far ;-) Regards Ken |
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18th November 2022, 10:07 AM
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My small headed iwisa:
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18th November 2022, 12:43 PM
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And my single twisted snake one: (I found i do have one ��)
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18th November 2022, 08:29 PM
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V nice Kronckew,
You must have some collection to have omitted straight off to show this example. Most of the ones I have found on my net searching do not have any scale embellishment on the snakes. Regards ken |
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