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Eileen Jensen Krige The Social System of the Zulu list 15 different patterns and 20 different names for Zulu spears or Assegais used by Zulu’s. Ms. Krige list includes footnotes identifying her source. Krige also refers to all spears as Assegai. The following is from her book.
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Iklwa or unKhwa
![]() Blade is 16.5 inches long and 1 7/8 inches wide. Over all length is 47 inches. ![]() |
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isiJula
![]() Blade is 7 inches long by 1 1/8 inches wide with 5 inch shank. Overall length 62 1/2 inches ![]() |
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Krige gives this definition:
iKhebezane: Assegai with long broad blade with grooves, not common in Zululand. Bryant, Zulu-English Dictionary. Colenso and Calloway say that it is a light spear which Colenso states is used by the amaPhondo. A.T. Bryant in The Zulu People gives this additional information. "In the iKebezane assegai (confined to Swazis, Natal Natives and Mpondos) one half of the blade, back and front , but on opposite sides was grooved concavely." Blade is 6 1/2 inches long by 1 ince wide with 2 inch shaft. Overall length 56 inches. ![]() The haft is very light being about the diameter of a pencil for most it's length. ![]() ![]() |
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Assegai terminology:
From. A.T. Bryant, The Zulu people, as they were before the White Man came |
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Interesting. I appear to have an old inHlendhla, iZakha. Thanks.
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Approximately 140cm long. Blade 10.5cm, iron shank 25cm. UkuCiba inHlendhla iZakha.
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Bryant in The Zulu People has a wonderful description of the inHlendhla or iZakha, or as he refers to it inTlendla.
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Oh you are a lovely man
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This picture was very kindly brought to my attention by Douglas. The Zulu dignitary is carrying the same spear. How nice, to find it is rather special
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