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Will Stelter crafts a Zulu Iklwa spear, an iconic close-quarters weapon. He infuses it with Damascus steel patterning on the blade and a Wrought Iron integral handle. US drops 'bunker buster' bombs to ...
Shields, spears and clubs used by the tribesmen to kill 1,000 British soldiers during the 1879 Anglo-Zulu war are being sold by Wallis and Wallis auctions in Lewes, East Sussex.
Benchmark is producing a collection designed by Nottingham-based designer Mac Collins as a celebration of his connection to the African diaspora.
The items include a Zulu regimental war shield, a knobkerrie - a type of club, thought to be an executioner's weapon, a stabbing spear called an iklwa, and two hardwood status staffs. Historian ...
Sanibona! That’s Zulu for G’Day! You will have plenty of opportunity to say this during a stay at Stewarts Farm, in the heart of the Zulu Kingdom. Stewarts Farm, also known as Kwabhekithunga ...
The powerful warrior regiments of the Zulu were already a formidable force when the ambitious Shaka taught them new techniques: combining the iklwa (a short stabbing spear with a broader blade ...
Minute by blood-soaked minute, the TRUE story of Zulu: Heart-stopping graphic account of the greatest last stand in British history 140 years ago this week On January 22, 1879 - 140 years ago ...
Local news News Isandlwana shield up for auction 'Other weapons in the sale are a spear called an Iklwa, because of the noise it apparently made when someone was stabbed with it, and an ...
Those obsessed with Shaka and the mighty AmaZulu will delight in reading this epic story. It is a mix of the Zulu empire at its zenith, based on fictionalised history, myth-making and fascinating ...
Benchmark is producing a collection designed by Nottingham-based designer Mac Collins as a celebration of his connection to the African diaspora.