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A Collection of Approximately Thirty Eight South Sea Island Fish Spears, with iron and barbed wood heads with intricate vegetable fibre bindings, in two woven raffia quivers
Guide Price: £70-90
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A Collection of South Sea Islands Hunting Equipment, comprising six black palm wood self bows, and six arrows with iron heads, cane hafts and feather flights.
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A Collection of Approximately Thirty Eight South Sea Island Fish Spears, with iron and barbed wood heads with intricate vegetable fibre bindings, in a woven raffia quiver.
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A Congo Bone Handled Axe, the fanned steel head with tang inserted through the bone haft, carved as the figure of a man standing on the head of another and with wire bound conical headdress forming the pommel, 33cm long; an Australian Boomerang, non return, with adzed decoration, 57cm long. (2)
Guide Price: £80-120
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A Malayan Kris, with 30cm wavy steel blade, carved wood grip and wood scabbard; a Malayan Bade-Bade, with single edge curved steel blade, wood grip and shaped carved wood scabbard with foliate chased silver mounts; a Spanish/Argentinian Knife, the singel edge steel blade etched with cattle ranching scenes and stamped INOX, with white metal foliate chased grip and scabbard, the belt clip marked "AE&Co, Marca Registrada". (3)
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An Indian Dhal, of convex circular form,engraved and inlaid with silver foliage, with four raised bosses over the screw heads holding the leather hand straps backed by a leather cushion, 37cm diameter; a Pair of South American Steel Rowel Spurs, one side of each heel strap inlaid with silver chevrons. (3)
Guide Price: £100-150
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A Western Australian Aborigine Woomera (Spear Thrower), with plain slightly convex back, the fascia lightly carved with chevron bands, the black gum tip set with a wooden peg, the handle with black gum grip, 68cm; a Western Australian Aborigine Long Spear, the slender shaft with black gum tip set with a leaf shape wood barb, 266cm (previously cut into four for transportation)
Guide Price: £200-400
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A Western Australian Aborigine Hunting Stick (Boomerang), slightly flattened on one side, each side with light dimple carved decoration, 59cm; an Australian Aborigine Hardwood Rhythm Stick, of flattened cylindrical form, incised with fine grooves, 22cm (2)
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A 19th Century Inuit Hunting Knife, with 20cm single edge broad steel blade, bone ferrule and burr wood grip with swollen pommel, the stag horn scabbard with Scrimshaw type decoration of three reindeer, elliptical and diapered panels opposing bands of chevrons, with leather frog.
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An Indian Dagger, with curved damascened steel blade, the bird's head hilt and scabbard inlaid with leafy tendrils in silver.
Guide Price: £50-80
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