An African club made of dark ironwood (probably bongossi/azobe), which is coated with colour and has a textured surface. The club has the shape of a stick and is carved from one piece. The upper end or the striking part is bent at approximately a 90-degree angle to the handle, thickens and ends with a smooth, round surface. The club was a gift from Colonel August Schradin to the Gewerbemuseum Ulm in 1916. It probably comes from Tanzania, from the area around the island of Ukerewe on the southern shore of Lake Victoria. Schradin probably did not acquire the object there himself, but received it as a gift or bought it from a dealer.