Turkana bone war club
 

Hi all, I just acquired this bone fighting club. It has a wonderfull patina and measures 37cm / 14.5 inches. I was told it to be Turkana. I ve been trying to find info on other Turkana bone clubs, but zilch... Anyone? Thx in advance !!!

Sure it's a bone and not wood?

Best,

F

WOW
 

WOW and WOW, I like it a lot!

Sure looks like bone to me :-)...can't say you see this everyday....congrats.

Gav

100%
 

Thx Gav, and yes, it's bone...100% I started collecting about a month or 3 ago, and bought a few cassowary daggers, but wooden african tribak sticks and other stuff as well. I soon realised myself (and the wife made it very clear - they are great at that aren' t they... :rolleyes: ) that it was getting too much, too fast, so I decided to stick with bone items only.

GIVEN THE LARGE NUMBER OF LARGE ANIMALS IN AFRICA ITS SUPRIZING THERE ARE NOT MORE WEAPONS MADE FROM BONE. :confused:
NO DOUBT BEFORE METAL CAME ON THE SCENE BONE TOOLS AND WEAPONS WERE QUITE COMMON. JUST THINK OF THE CLUB ONE COULD FASHON FROM THE LEG BONE OF A GIRAFFE. :D
A NICE LOOKING CLUB THE PICTURES MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE AGE. IS IT NATURALY AGED OR HAS IT BEEN SMOKED AND THEN BURRIED IN THE GROUND :confused: SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL BY ITS SMELL.

Smell
 

Hi Vandoo, doesn t smell likes it has burned..ever..lol. Such a smell would takes ages to go. I m pretty positive it s an honest "old piece" . How old...??? Impossible to determine, but The patina on it shows more than extensive use...