An African hand carved wooden Zulu beaded dagga pipe.
According to at least one explorer, A. T. Bryant, whose intimate contact with the Zulus is described in his book The Zulu People, young Zulu warriors were especially addicted to dagga and under the exciting stimulation of the drug were capable of accomplishing hazardous feats. Some historians have even suggested that the Zulus were intoxicated with dagga when they attacked the Dutch at the Battle of Blood River in 1838.
The Zulus were not the only tribe to smoke cannabis before going into battle. Speaking of the Sothos, David Livingstone wrote that the warriors "sat down and smoked it [hemp] in order that they might make an effective onslaught."
Each zulu pipe in our range may differ slightly in color (beadwork) as shown in this image.
Measures approx. 11" x 9"
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