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A Zulu Axe, the fanned T shape blade incised with diapered panels, the tang with folded tip set into the swollen ovoid head, the cylindrical wood haft bound at the neck and butt with woven brass wire, 81cm long; An African Hardwood Throwing Club, of light honey colour, with bulbous head, the tapered haft with leather bound grip, 50cm long. (2)
Guide Price: £80-120
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An Indian Large Knife, with 46cm slightly curved damascened steel blade, antle grip and brass pommel, with steel mounted ebonised wood scabbard; two African Spears, each with steel blade and hide covered haft; an Ebonised Walking Cane, with silver pommel (4)
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Two Masai Lion Spears, each with long ribbed socket head with swollen tip, short wood haft with socket metal spike butt; an Upper Congo Spear, with long leaf shaped socket head, wood haft with swollen metal bound grip; a mounted display of five arrows and a bow. (5)
Guide Price: £100-200
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A Late 19th Century Indo/Persian Sword, with 68cm plain single edge curved steel blade, the brass hilt with foliate cast crossguard, grip and "bird head" pommel, with brass and mother of pearl veneered scabbard; an Indo/Persian Dagger, with foliate chased curved steel blade,, the silver plated grip and scabbard chased with script
Guide Price: £70-90
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A Maori Wood Adze, of light brown colour, carved as a stylised figure of a man, his angled head with mother of pearl inlaid eyes and with large open mouth to hold the blade - missing, with plaited vegetable fibre binding, the haft carved as his body, his hands holding a club before him, standing on the notch carved rectangular section grip, 54cm.
Guide Price: £200-300
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A South American Wood Blowpipe, the cylindrical haft bound with bark teminating in the wood bell shaped mouthpiece, 177cm, together with a quiver of overlapping strips of reed bound in a conical shape with vegetable fibre string.
Guide Price: £70-100
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A Solomon Islands Paddle Club, of dark brown colour, the leaf shaped head with raised medial ridge to each side, flattened and tapered haft with sennet bound grip and pointed butt, 107.5cm.
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A Tongan Club ('akau-ta), of rich brown colour, the tapered diamond section head with two bands of incised lines and a lower band of chevrons, all with rubbed in white pigment, with slightly chamfered cylindrical haft, 81cm.
Guide Price: £250-350
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A Southern Australian Aborigine Leonile Club, the hooked head with blade like top edge, tapering cylindrical haft with diaper and chevron carved grip and stepped conical butt, 73cm.
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A Maori Wood Wahaika (Hand Club), of rich brown colour, carved with bands of wave and notched motifs, the edge with a seated figure of a man, the flattened grip with pommel carved as a stylised mask, 42cm.
Guide Price: £300-400
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