TY - JOUR AU - Maggs, T. PY - 2021/02/05 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Zulu battle-axe JF - Southern African Humanities JA - SA Humanities VL - 5 IS - SE - DO - UR - https://sahumanities.org/index.php/sah/article/view/398 SP - 175-88 AB - <p>Little attention has been given previously to the occurrence of battle-axes in precolonial Natal. The accepted view has been that they were a late introduction from neighbouring areas. This paper provides a variety of evidence for greater antiquity in the region and demonstrates that the battle-axe had a cultural status of greater significance than its mere function as a hunting or fighting weapon.</p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">To cite this paper:</span> Maggs, T. 1993. The Zulu battle-axe. <em>Natal Museum Journal of Humanities</em> <strong>5</strong>: 175-88.</p> ER -