Beaded Knopkierie & Pipe (Xhosa)

About this Item

Handmade all original traditional beaded South African Xhosa Knopkierie (18 inches) and beaded pipe (14 inches). Highly decorative and meticulously worked. A small unraveling of beadwork at pipe mouthpiece (see images). Sold as a pair. [Xhosa, formerly spelled Xosa, a group of mostly related peoples living primarily in Eastern Cape province, South Africa. They form part of the southern Nguni and speak mutually intelligible dialects of Xhosa, a Bantu language of the Niger-Congo family]. N.B. A knobkerrie, also spelled knobkerry, knobkierie, and knopkierie, is a form of wooden club, used mainly in Southern and Eastern Africa. Typically they have a large knob at one end and can be used for throwing at animals in hunting or for clubbing an enemy's head.! [To view all our very latest discoveries, viewers need to go to any ABE page and click on ?Sellers? (top right of your screen). Then find and click on ?Sanctuary Bookshop, Lyme Regis? and so reach our ABE ?Home Page?. Then click on ?View this Sellers Items? (bottom left of your screen). The entries are then in sequential date order, the topmost being our latest additions. Thank You]. Seller Inventory # 007876

Bibliographic Details

Title: Beaded Knopkierie & Pipe (Xhosa)

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Very Good