Featured in this lot is this knoberrie war club, circa 1950's, from Maassai, South Africa. The knobkerrie shows good craftsmanship with a carved wood design and a point carved into the club. A knobkerrie, also spelled knobkerry, knobkierie, and knopkierie, is a form of club used mainly in Southern and Eastern Africa. Typically they have a large knob at one end and can be used for throwing at animals in hunting or for clubbing an enemy's head. The condition of this knobkerrie is good, with no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of this knoberrie are 24 1/2".