Authentic Africa is honored to have the following selection hand picked and commentary information provided by Mr. Gordan Crawford renown collector and the author of “African Weapons: The Wanderings of a Collector.” "There are three types of clubs recognized in Swaziland: the Sagile, the Lingedla and the Gebu. generally only the head of the club is carved, the handle being left covered in its natural bark. There are two reasons for this, firstly the bark provides a good rough grip and secondly, the late king Sobuza instructed the nation to leave the bark so that the youth would be able to identify the trees suitable for clubs. The "Lingedla" is similar to the "Sagile" with the exception that the round head is carved to produce the appearance of a stylized eagle head. By a careful study of many old clubs I have found this club to be derived from the round headed "Sagile". Many of the round head clubs have a slightly raised vertical ridge on the head, this ridge concentrates the energy of a blow, thus creating an impact point. This ridge becomes sharper over time and eventually two grooves were gouged along each side of the ridge. This left three parallel sharp ridges, one on each side of the two grooves. The resultant club effectively being three bladed." Please click photo for enlargement! See additional photos below. Sold. When OFFLINE click button to leave a message!
**For a complete inventory listing please go to the 'Index' section on the Navigation Bar to your right** Dimensions: 41 inches long with a club depth of 3 5/8 inches. Wt: 5 lbs. |
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