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Iwisa (nobbed sparring stick)
Image Not Available for Iwisa (nobbed sparring stick)
DepartmentAfrica

Iwisa (nobbed sparring stick)

NameStick
Artist Artist Not Recorded
CultureZulu
Dateearly to mid-twentieth century
Place madeKwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA, Africa
Mediumwood, telephone wire, brass or copper
Dimensions33.5” x 4”
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of David Arment and Jim Rimelspach, David Arment Southern African Collection, IFAF Collection, FA.2024.12.74
Object numberFA.2024.12.74
ProvenanceAcquired by donor between 2008-2020.
DescriptionStick with diagonal lines of colored telephone wire and large wooden end.
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