Carved Walking Stick

ZULU / CHOKWE collection. Knobkerrie, spiral-carved walking stick, Baton de Chef

ZULU / CHOKWE collection. Knobkerrie, spiral-carved walking stick, Baton de Chef
ZULU / CHOKWE collection. Knobkerrie, spiral-carved walking stick, Baton de Chef
ZULU / CHOKWE collection. Knobkerrie, spiral-carved walking stick, Baton de Chef

ZULU / CHOKWE collection. Knobkerrie, spiral-carved walking stick, Baton de Chef

This is a small collection of genuine old artefacts. The ZULU knobkerrie is 770 mm. The ZULU stick is 920 mm.

The CHOKWE baton de chef/commandement is 590 mm. This is a nice representative collection of tribal artefacts. The spiral-carved darkwood stick is strong, light and comfortable in the hand. The shaft has slight irregularity and old dark patches which add to the character.

The knobkerrie is sound and solid. Old hairline crack to the head. The grip flares to the butt.

The CHOKWE knobkerrie/baton de commandement has a finely-detailed, off-centre elliptical head. It is sound and solid with old signs of use.

The sticks are in good condition and have evidently been well cared for. The item "ZULU / CHOKWE collection. Knobkerrie, spiral-carved walking stick, Baton de Chef" is in sale since Saturday, May 1, 2021.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic Antiques\African". The seller is "bronz4yew" and is located in Fareham. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay, Viet nam.

  • Region of Origin: Africa
  • Product: sticks
  • Age: 1900-1940
  • Primary Material: Wood
  • Antique: Yes
  • Original/ Repro: Original


ZULU / CHOKWE collection. Knobkerrie, spiral-carved walking stick, Baton de Chef