Takouba sabres

Iain · 22nd June 2010, 09:36 AM

The club is certainly impressive. I imagine the full leather covering was partly for superstitious reasons (not touching iron or steel) and partly for preservation of the metal itself.

Did they come from the same collection? They seem very well matched. Did you ever arrive at a tribal attribution?

Tim Simmons · 22nd June 2010, 06:59 PM

I got them years apart but they are so well matched. The club is a wood stick with a metal knob then covered in leather.

22nd June 2010, 09:36 AM	#1
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,719	The club is certainly impressive. I imagine the full leather covering was partly for superstitious reasons (not touching iron or steel) and partly for preservation of the metal itself. Did they come from the same collection? They seem very well matched. Did you ever arrive at a tribal attribution?

22nd June 2010, 06:59 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,925	I got them years apart but they are so well matched. The club is a wood stick with a metal knob then covered in leather.