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>>1818 Zulu induna
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Subject: induna chief
Culture: Zulu
Setting: Zulu empire, Natal 19thc
Object: iwisa 'knobkerrie' club / staff







* Metropolitan Museum of Art > African Art
"Three Staffs  
South Africa, Swaziland, or Mozambique; 
Zulu, Swazi, or Tsonga peoples  
19th-20th century  
Wood"

​American Museum of Natural History > Hall of African Peoples *







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​Kimbell Art Museum > The Language of Beauty in African Art *
"Snuff Kerrie (WALL)  19th century  Zulu; South Africa  Wood, pigment, horn, and metal"  ...
"Snuff Kerrie (DECK)  19th century  Probably Northern Nguni; South Africa  Wood and pigment" ...



​* Royal Armouries Museum > War Gallery
"Native club  African, 19th century  The 'knobkerry' was a hardwood club capable of breaking limbs or crushing a skull.  
It was extremely effective at close quarters, the only defence against it being a stout shield." ...