Sales catalogue: Stevens

Date:
19 August 1924
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/21/437
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Stevens. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    16 A dagger with gold-covered hilt, said to have belonged to King Coffee A figure of a bivd covered with thin gold; this came off the state umbrella of King Prempbeh las, nd ew Righy lela Three pure gold tooth-like emblems, and a large gold Roya egg symbol Two very rare gold-covered charms, said to have belonged to, 4 fC wm King Coffee himself ; they rendered the wearer immune) Y, q “gr from snake bite sae. A gold “ soul,” a badge worn by certain es men of thek) King’s bodyguard, who when the King dies are put to death, so that they can attend him in the spirit world ae A pair of old brass ring rattles with masks, from Coomassie Res igs Woy ~A_ A double brass rattle @ULQ Old charm belt of leather, picke up on entering Coomassie, '1874 Snake-bite charm belt of a snake’s vertebree, used by the 2903 Se Yi common people Necklet of leopard teeth, etc., and a ju-ju charm An arm charm, and a neck ditto native letter, 1873, and an ancient valuable bead ATO UL. | AB necklet | X7OL- A brass and copper chieftain’s hat. A carved wood stool, brought from Coomassie A presentaon gun, Ba by traders to King Osai Mensah, 1878 = BU [© Eight gold ornaments and tecth of gold, dug out of a grave of ys a West African King (Ashantt) QC > Eleven gold studs and fragments, got from the world -famed\ 313° 24 gold stool of Ashanti 2IOKO | Two Ashanti axes and a knife ee Two huge calabash bowls, decorated, used for fruit Six various hats, some with localities, and ane of ee top-boots, from the coast tribes of oe A bronze mask, taken from Eenin City pron New Zealand carved wood war canoe, cae “lip me. ) war god in front ; these specimens are rare me a, fous Ab Chinese carved rhinoceros horn poison cup bay ; Four old Japanese water-colour paintings, framed Deeply carved Chinese gilt wood games board in shape ese junk with dragon head