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- Knobkierrie abstract "Knobkierrie, also spelled knobkerrie, knopkierie or knobkerry, are clubs 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. The knobkierrie is carved from a branch thick enough for the knob, with the rest being whittled down to create the shaft. The name derives from the Afrikaans word knop, meaning knot or ball and the word kierie, meaning cane or walking stick. The name has been extended to similar weapons used by the natives of Australia, the Pacific islands and other places.Knobkierries were an indispensable weapon of war, particularly among southern Nguni tribes such as the Zulu (as the iwisa) and the Xhosa. The knobkierrie was occasionally used during World War One, with the weapon also being carried by British soldiers in Siegfried Sassoon's fictionalised autobiography.During the apartheid era in South Africa, they were often carried and used by protesters and sometimes by the police opposing them.Knobkierries are still widely carried, especially in rural areas, while in times of peace it serves as a walking-stick. The head, or knob, is often ornately carved with faces or shapes that have symbolic meaning. The knobkierie itself serves this function on the current South African Coat of Arms, and Order of Mendi for Bravery. A knobkierrie also appeared on the flag of Lesotho 1987-2006, and on the Coat of Arms of Lesotho since its independence in 1966.".
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- Knobkierrie subject Category:African_weapons.
- Knobkierrie subject Category:Afrikaans_words_and_phrases.
- Knobkierrie subject Category:Dutch_words_and_phrases.
- Knobkierrie subject Category:Ritual_weapons.
- Knobkierrie subject Category:South_African_English.
- Knobkierrie subject Category:Throwing_clubs.
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- Knobkierrie type Organization108008335.
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- Knobkierrie type ThrowingClubs.
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- Knobkierrie comment "Knobkierrie, also spelled knobkerrie, knopkierie or knobkerry, are clubs 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. The knobkierrie is carved from a branch thick enough for the knob, with the rest being whittled down to create the shaft. The name derives from the Afrikaans word knop, meaning knot or ball and the word kierie, meaning cane or walking stick.".
- Knobkierrie label "Knobkierrie".
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- Knobkierrie sameAs Knobkierrie.
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- Knobkierrie depiction Knobkerrie-001.jpg.
- Knobkierrie isPrimaryTopicOf Knobkierrie.