Edo Period. 37 5/8” overall. Polished cane shaft with fine bone nock and willow leaf point in good polish with minor finger rust only.
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18th-19th century. Major proportions. 22” height plus the base and 46# weight!
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Museum quality and possessing all the attributes of great African art. Made from a gourd profusely carved and scorch decorated with base panel of alternate spears and shields.
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The rarity and value of major armor elements has generated collector interest for virtually every element including single detached plates.
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The rarity and value of major armor elements has generated collector interest for virtually every element including single detached plates.
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The rarity and value of major armor elements has generated collector interest for virtually every element including single detached plates.
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Classic example for the Gioco Del Ponte, the Pisan bridge tournament first fought in 1568.
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Zulu War period, pre 1879. 28 1/2” length.
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Dating to the Zulu War period and before, acquired by a visitor or British colonial in 1926 with silver escutcheon attached and engraved TUCELA S. A. 1926.
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Zulu Wars period, c.1879, collected by a British soldier. Large size, 6 7/8” height. Wood body made in two pieces to allow hollowing and secured with wood pegs.
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Zulu Wars period. Beaded panel, 3 1/2” x 2 3/8” with bands of black, green, white and red beads expressing the declaration of love and expectation of a life joined by marriage to a young warrior.
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Zulu Wars period. About 13 1/2” length secured with a European mother of pearl shirt button.
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73” length. The shaft made of heavy dark hard wood tapered toward the blunted butt.
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93” length. Shaft made from a natural limb or vine with characteristic wavy form and several knots from additional shoots removed.
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76 1/2” length. Cane haft with separated hard wood point cut with a series of increasing size barbs.
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95”. Separate wood point with opposing graduated size barbs.
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85” length. Tapered cane haft with slightly flared hollow butt to receive the spear thrower lug.
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Brass hilt with thick rectangular guard and rectangular block form pommel. Wood grip with brass band ferrules.
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10 1/4” overall with 6 1/8” wedge section blade.
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These covered bowls were used in the Edo and Meiji periods to serve soup and other dishes. Each is made of wood, finely lathe turned and decorated with true lacquer (not paint).
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These covered bowls were used in the Edo and Meiji periods to serve soup and other dishes. Each is made of wood, finely lathe turned and decorated with true lacquer (not paint).
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These covered bowls were used in the Edo and Meiji periods to serve soup and other dishes. Each is made of wood, finely lathe turned and decorated with true lacquer (not paint).
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These covered bowls were used in the Edo and Meiji periods to serve soup and other dishes. Each is made of wood, finely lathe turned and decorated with true lacquer (not paint).
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One piece bronze hilt with swelled grip, deep relief floral terminal straight cross guard and ringed dished pommel with minaret terminal. Stone fig. 643.
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Used both as a tool and weapon. Beautifully formed dark wood haft with flared stepped terminal and thickened fore end pierced for a wrist thong.
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Characteristic small proportions and slender form emulating a blade of grass. 7 3/4” length, 2 1/2 wave with figured base and lineal pamir graining.
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In two segments of cylindrical cane with the ends wood plugged. Each beautifully carved in repeated diamond geometric patterns comprising bands of tiny concentric circles with alternate bands pigmented red, now somewhat faded.
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One piece natural cane, 17 7/8” length with triple point terminal and circular embouchure above.
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See Stone fig.740, #3. 79 1/2” length. Forged pattern welded steel head with elongated grain pamir. Flared base leaf form on thick baluster support.
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70 1/2” length. Dark hard wood haft carved in simulated cane joints at inch intervals. Elongated leaf shaped head of deeply textured pattern welded steel.
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