Lot 53
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NGUNI CEREMONIAL DANCE SPEAR
SOUTHERN AFRICA
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History | 663
Auction: 24 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
Estimate: £300 - £500
Description
carved teak, in the form of an assegei, with flaring butt and raised central rib, the shaft with a gentle and elegant curve, the "spearhead" in two tone - and a variety of other spears (9 total)
Dimensions
114.8cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, Edinburgh, Scotland
Literature:
Cf. Maritz, M. & Maritz, N. 2008. Relics of War: A Collection of 19th Century Artefacts from British South Africa and Southern Rhodesia