Rare Wooden Head Puzzle (club) Called Aqezzul - Algeria, Kabylie, 2nd Half Of The 19th Century

Rare Algerian wooden puzzle (club) called aqezzul - Algeria, Kabylie, Biskra (department) 2nd half 19th early 20th century Wooden puzzle reproducing the morphology of the flissa saber. Wood engraved along its entire length and showing a beautiful patina of time. Two examples (more rustic than this one) are kept in the reserves of the musée du quai Branly (Paris) under the inventory numbers 71.1936.2.80 and 71.1938.109.1 One was collected during the Thérèse Rivière mission (1901 - 1970) between 1934 and 1937, the other was donated by Henri-Paul Eydoux (1907 - 1986). Here is the description given by Madame Thérèse Rivière: Description: Holm oak "uklif". Useful part with diamond-shaped section (dia.5 x 4); Cylindrical handle; hanging hole 12 cm from the end. Used. Total height: 90 Use: Weapon used by men on the move. Carried hidden under the "gandoura" because it is forbidden by the French authorities. Increasingly abandoned, replaced by the revolver by some. The common rifle is with hammers. I was able to see a carved puzzle in Nara, another was confiscated by the gendarmes at the Medina market. Good condition. Length 91cm Weight 550gr