Sales catalogue: Stevens

Date:
29 July 1924
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/21/432
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    163 164 10 /.as sign by Japanese helmet-maker re ae Branding iron and set of metal stamps, fixed in frame, di used by Japanese veterinary surgeon for branding & [rdtert cows, bullocks, etc., as. fit for human food, and other ~ purposes g-/- bbs }. pa mn Well-made model of a Japanese nobleman’s house Native Curios (Various). Two Javanese execution swords, one with ancient dragon 3a/ ¢. hilt of rhino horn, and the other with hilt of decadent — type, illustrating the evolution of design A massive and rare Petani sacrificial chopper, and an old golok or cutting-knife, from Perak py A kris with an exceptionally fine “ flame ” blade and with +4 ~ “68 human hair grip (cut from enemy’s heads), from ~ a Lombok Islands ! ORE. An old implement for baking cakes for certain religioys .~ festivals, dated 1734, finely tooled and very rare “apeye 3 The Great Seal of the Emperor Alamgir I., impressed on : an ancient Indian grant “te An Ethiopian chief’s rhino hide shield, and a fine flask of carved aurochs horn with charm attached Two rare and curious Solomon Islands arrow shields, used also as. Clubs when’ atelose quarters’, A New Zealand bone club, used for killing captives, old and rare | ; An old and curious nyam-nyam ceremonial carved spear v4 | with horn point, and a collection of Australian spears) / 4 Three Fiji Islands supports for the coiffure when sleep- ” en ing, fine specimens | fe i Tibet priests’ holy tea flask, in the form of the mythological#” L toad , A devil-dancers’ drum made of human skulls, one having * : a deformed frontal Le An ancient Japanese ceremonial mask from a temple; /7* ¢ and various interesting curios in a box | . An extremely scarce ancient vessel of steatite, from Rhodesia, Ab llle: carved with fish totem, probably unique aye. 7 A beautifully carved and painted ivory Buddha seated in 4 stand formed by the coiled cobra which sheltered him »/y- during his meditations, from Kandy