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Rungu throwing A rungu ( Swahili , plural marungu ) is a wooden throwing club or baton bearing special symbolism and significance in certain East African tribal cultures. It is especially associated with Maasai morans (male warriors) who have traditionally used it in warfare and for hunting.
Rungu may refer to: Rungu (Borneo ethnic group), of Borneo in the South China Sea; Rungu (African ethnic group), of Zambia and Tanzania in Africa; Rungu (weapon), a traditional throwing stick or cudgel of East Africa
Rungu (weapon) a similar club common in East Africa; Shillelagh similar club associated with Ireland; Wilbur Smith, the South African author, in his book When the Lion Feeds, also refers to these weapons as kerrie which are used to throw at birds and animals in the bush to kill them; Sotho people
This is a list of notable types of weapons which saw use in warfare, and more broadly in combat, prior to the advent of the early modern period, i.e., approximately prior to the start of the 16th century.
Rungu (weapon) S. Seme (dagger) Sengese; Sjambok; T. Trumbash This page was last edited on 21 February 2019, at 10:41 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Rungu (weapon) T. Throwing stick; Totokia; U. Ula (weapon) This page was last edited on 26 March 2023, at 04:23 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
An assortment of club weapons from the Wujing Zongyao from left to right: flail, metal bat, double flail, truncheon, mace, barbed mace. A club (also known as a cudgel, baton, bludgeon, truncheon, cosh, nightstick, or impact weapon) is a short staff or stick, usually made of wood, wielded as a weapon or tool [1] since prehistory.
The weapon, deprived of its function, took an even stronger symbolic and ceremonial value. From the 20th century, the Ngulu was worn during the ritual dance known as Likbeti , at the end of which the weapon was used to decapitate a goat whose flesh was then consumed by the whole tribe.