Rare 19th Century Zulu Executioner’s Knobkerrie -Mfecane I

Description

Knobkerrie Description

This Zulu Prestige Knobkerrie has been the center of attraction at major auction houses in England. Without doubt, it has become a highly sort after piece among Zulu tribal artifacts collectors. Its’ large segmented wood globular head set with numerous brass studs, and tapering cylindrical haft bound with woven brass wire traditional style looks intimidating to earn an appropriate name: “Mfecane” which translates to The Crushing in the Zulu language. These weapons were typically used for execution during war.

Valuation

Genuine, 19th-century artifacts like this have become highly sort after by collectors, museums and scholars. Ethnographic art valuation is typically determined by some of the following criteria with the help of an expert:

-Condition
-Authenticity and Provenance, (origin and history of ownership)
-Quality, (the type of material used, preservation, skill, aesthetics/beauty)
-Uniqueness (the only one of its kind), rarity (occurs only in few locations) affect value.

Finally, to fully appreciate ethnographic tribal art, one has to have a sound understanding of the particular cultural history

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