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Arms, Armour, Militaria and Ethnographica: Friday 11 December 2009 10:30AM
Viewing: Thursday 10 December 9.00am - 5.00pm and morning of sale
 

A 19th Century Indonesian Blowpipe, of straight grained hardwood, with 11cm ringed brass socket to one end, 197cm long; together a bamboo quiver bound with plaited rattan and containing a number of differing types of darts, possibly Malayan or Bornean.
**Collected by Captain William Chimmo of HMS Nassau on his trip to the Sulu Archipelago circa 1872

Guide Price: £150-200

View Lot No. 276

 
 

A 19th Century Indonesian Spear, the 46cm broad tapered leaf shaped blade with raised central ridge flanked by shallow chamfered fullers, the tang inserted into the long hardwood haft, the 25cm brass socket with four fluted rings, the top of the haft carved with a band of swags, the butt of a seperate block of wood of flared octagonal form enclosing a pipe, 277cm long overall.
**Collected by Captain William Chimmo of HMS Nassau on his trip to the Sulu Archipelago circa 1872

Guide Price: £180-250

View Lot No. 277

 
 

A South African Knobkerry, of small proportions, possibly for a woman, with bulbous head and tapered haft deeply carved with wrythen bands of chevrons, 33cm long.

Guide Price: £40-60

View Lot No. 278

 
 

A 19th Century Zulu Knobkerrie, with large bulbous head, the cylindrical haft with a woven brass wire collar.

Guide Price: £70-90

View Lot No. 279

 
 

A Fijian Gunstock Club, the thick cylindrical haft with rounded conical butt, 94cm long.

Guide Price: £200-300

View Lot No. 280

 
 

A New Hebrides Wood Club, of slender "coaching horn" form, with cut-off conical head and toadstool shaped butt, 97cm long.

Guide Price: £250-350

View Lot No. 281

 
 

A Tongan Wood Throwing Club, of tapering cylindrical form, the head carved with seven bands of chevrons, 83.5cm long.

Guide Price: £250-350

View Lot No. 282

 
 

A Highlands New Guinea Pole Club, of tapering cylindrical form, one end with a flattened leaf shape pommel carved with stylised tendrils and dog teeth motifs and surmounted by a spike finial, 118cm long.

Guide Price: £100-200

View Lot No. 283

 
 

A Solomon Islands Paddle Club, the flattened leaf shape head with a raised central ridge to each side, the flattened tapering haft with pointed butt, 106cm long.

Guide Price: £250-350

View Lot No. 284

 
 

A Rare North Queensland, Australia Rain Forest Sword, of bull oak, the massive flat blade with short T shape handle, the grip bound with natural and red stained plaited vegetable fibre, 172cm long, 16cm wide.

Guide Price: £500-600

View Lot No. 285

 
 
 
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