Sales catalogue: Stevens

Date:
1 September 1925
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/21/477
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    391 405 405A 406A 18 Necklet, belonged to a chief of the Kingsmill Islands, and a Fege tooth charm necklet Rare Upper Nile war shield, used by Turkana warriors Girdle of iron chains and hide, a neck ornament, and 2 bracelets, ditto Remarkably fine body belt of large beads and hide, used by a chieftainesse of a tribe adjacent to the Turkana A large Akikuyu hip bell, worn at ceremonial dances, and an iron crotal armlet Brass necklet, engraved, and a solid brass axe, engraved, used as currency in the Stanley Falls area of the Congo Free State= = 7 Very rare ancestral figure, covered with brass and copper, from Bakota, Gaboon, French Congo Five curious Chinese puzzles, one is of ivory Two pairs of 18th Century English cock-fighting spurs or gafflets, a leather muffle for same, 3 feet, and a quantity of contemporary MSS. about cock fighting, drawings, etc. ; Three pairs of old Javan cock-fighting spurs, contained in wood case A Cambodian cock-fighting spur, showing method of fastening to foot, 2 Javan cock spurs, rough forgings in the making, a large scythe-shaped spur, and a natural spur . ing spurs cock-fighting spurs Rare New Zealand Tohingas (priests) staff with 2 figures, male and female, back to back, interesting, showing the different tattooing Arms and Armour. Exceptionally fine shrunken head of a Jivaro chief, with long, feather ornaments and cords in lips, in glass case, mounted by Rowland Ward A 16th Century wheel-lock gun, with richly inlaid stock, decorated with sporting subjects, masks, flowers, etc.