. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: WOOD-CARVING 299 Summers 1955: 784). Specimens seen varied in length from 36 to 72 cm (NM 1600, no locality, 1909; Tjolotjo, 1973) (Fig. 115, lower). Chopping-axes, amahloka, not designed for warfare, were also made (Hughes & Van Velsen 1955: 61; Hughes & Summers 1955: 784) (Figs 100 upper, 115 upper). CLUBS Term: /Ww^w—knobkerrie (O'Neil 1911: 238; Hughes & Summers 1955: 781; Summers & Pagden 1970: 23) (Tjolotjo, 1973). A more usual Nguni weapon was the club, induk
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. SOME NGUNI CRAFTS: WOOD-CARVING 299 Summers 1955: 784). Specimens seen varied in length from 36 to 72 cm (NM 1600, no locality, 1909; Tjolotjo, 1973) (Fig. 115, lower). Chopping-axes, amahloka, not designed for warfare, were also made (Hughes & Van Velsen 1955: 61; Hughes & Summers 1955: 784) (Figs 100 upper, 115 upper). CLUBS Term: /Ww^w—knobkerrie (O'Neil 1911: 238; Hughes & Summers 1955: 781; Summers & Pagden 1970: 23) (Tjolotjo, 1973). A more usual Nguni weapon was the club, induku, about 70 cm long with a rounded head about 8 cm in diameter (Hughes & Summers 1955: 781) (SAM- 10188, Tjolotjo, 1973; NM 1599, no locality, 1909; Magama mission, Tjolotjo, 1973) (Fig. 116). The shaft might be decorated with diagonal grooving (O'Neil 1911: 236) or wire binding (NM 1599, no locality, 1909).. Fig. 115. Ndebele axes; upper—working-axe; lower—fighting-axe, Tjolotjo, 1973. ? ? ? ? Fig. 116. Ndebele club, Tjolotjo, 1973, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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