Club (Knobkerrie)
late 1800s or early 1900s
Maker Unknown
African Art
Club (Knobkerrie), late 1800s or early 1900s. Southern Africa, South Africa, Northern Ngun-style or Zulu-style maker. Wood; overall: 66 cm (26 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dori and Daniel Rootenberg, Jacaranda Tribal, New York 2010.232 The term knobkerrie refers to a characteristic spherical knob of wood or head atop a cylindrical shaft.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- Wood
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- Overall: 66 cm (26 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 2010.232
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dori and Daniel Rootenberg, Jacaranda Tribal, New York
- Exhibitions
- The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southern Africa, Cleveland Museum of Art, (4/16/11-2/26/12); "The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects from Southeast Africa" cat. no. 44
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 108B Southern African
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