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16th February 2005, 03:03 AM
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As per Spring, Maasai elders carried round-headed clubs of a blackened wood as a symbol of office. Old style consisted of a spherical head into which a shaft was inserted, while the newer ones were carved from a single piece.
These are remarkably similar to the Irish "shilellagh". Is it where the term Black Irish comes from? 
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