Self Defense

Boatmen fighting with stick

Title:
Boatmen fighting with stick

Note:

Boatmen fighting with sticks. Image from a tomb near the pyramids.

Figure. 1. Is a small punt rowed with a paddle.
Figures: 2, 3, 4. boats made of rushes; papyrus boats of ancient writers
a.f. and k. push on the boats with poles, while the others are engaged in fighting; d, has been thrown into the water by his opponent

Source:
Wilkinson, John Gardner. 1854. A Popular Account of the Ancient Egyptians Vol.1. New York: Harper, p.208. Book at Google

Subject:
Stick Fighting - Kemet - Africa - Egypt - Boatmen - Boat

Date:
1854

Rights:
Public Domain

Image:
SA-MrtlART-12

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