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Militaria & Ethnographica: Friday 18 June 2010 10:30AM
Viewing: Thursday 17 June 9.00am - 5.00pm and morning of sale.
 

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

View Lot No. 229

 
 

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)

Guide Price: £80-120

View Lot No. 230

 
 

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

View Lot No. 231

 
 

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

View Lot No. 232

 
 

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

View Lot No. 233

 
 

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

View Lot No. 234

 
 

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.

Guide Price: £200-300

View Lot No. 235

 
 

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

View Lot No. 236

 
 

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.

Guide Price: £200-300

View Lot No. 237

 
 

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

View Lot No. 238

 
 
 
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