African Septre?

Lew · 14th May 2007, 10:24 PM

Picked this up the other day for a few portions of fish and chips.

Lew

Tim Simmons · 14th May 2007, 10:38 PM

I had my eye on that little beauty. A give away. I had other fish to fry. All will be revealed.

Freddy · 15th May 2007, 12:51 PM

Very nice, Lew. I saw this one 'live' recently as the seller lives not far from my place. It's a beautiful piece.

It's Lobi, but that you already know.

I looked into one of my books on African art and found this :

Khuluor cane (etnic Lobi name).
These are middle sized canes - mostly upto 70 cm in length - which are surmounted by one or two figurines. These little statues are always finely carved. These canes are parade pieces.

There's also another kind of Lobi cane. This one is called Bober cane . They are larger and can be curved or straight. They often have an iron piece at the bottom end. These are used as walking canes.

Tim Simmons · 16th May 2007, 07:00 PM

I got this one today. Unusual in that the halft is a different wood and inserted into the ball. There are throwing clubs of the same construction. I am sure it is not a military swagger stick.

My name is Tim and I am a Nerd. Just a few that are more or less the same size. Where's my anorak?

Many of these sticks are of fighting or at least of a defensive quality. The latast one is very light, the owner must of had no need to be showy in that way.

14th May 2007, 10:24 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	African Septre? Picked this up the other day for a few portions of fish and chips. Lew Attached Images

15th May 2007, 12:51 PM	#3
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Nice Very nice, Lew. I saw this one 'live' recently as the seller lives not far from my place. It's a beautiful piece. It's Lobi, but that you already know. I looked into one of my books on African art and found this : Khuluor cane (etnic Lobi name). These are middle sized canes - mostly upto 70 cm in length - which are surmounted by one or two figurines. These little statues are always finely carved. These canes are parade pieces. There's also another kind of Lobi cane. This one is called *Bober cane* . They are larger and can be curved or straight. They often have an iron piece at the bottom end. These are used as walking canes.

16th May 2007, 07:00 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	I got this one today. Unusual in that the halft is a different wood and inserted into the ball. There are throwing clubs of the same construction. I am sure it is not a military swagger stick. My name is Tim and I am a Nerd. Just a few that are more or less the same size. Where's my anorak? Many of these sticks are of fighting or at least of a defensive quality. The latast one is very light, the owner must of had no need to be showy in that way. Last edited by Tim Simmons; 16th May 2007 at 08:42 PM.

14th May 2007, 10:38 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	I had my eye on that little beauty. A give away. I had other fish to fry. All will be revealed.