Weapons of Africa worn on the wrists and designed for close combat, consisting generally of a metal disk with a central hole and a gap to allow them to be slipped onto the wrist, the outer edge of which is either sharpened like a knife blade or furnished with one or more projections for clubbing or slashing an opponent; sheaths may be worn on both edges. They are used in both actual and ceremonial combat, and worn as signs of manhood or status, or as ornament.
AAT
3000250816
bracelets, fighting
clubs, wrist
fighting-bracelets
wrist clubs
12yrs ago
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