Sales catalogue: Glendining

Date:: 1-2 October 1934

Reference:: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/8/199

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

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$Lot fh, ; ‘7. 127. Two unique Central African idols, male and female, from 7 Yambio, a district practically unknown. Acquired by Major G. Evans whilst he was Military District Com- missioner in the Bahr-el-Ghazal —_—— o4/ (128) Carved wood fetish, from Bakota 129 A curious flat idol covered with plates of copper and brass, from Bakota, interior of French Gaboon 130 Large broad war knife, and two smaller ones, from same place 131) French Congo interior cannibal tribe headsman’s set cleaver, with human skin covered sheath ws = s a) Go 133) Bundle of spears, some with finely barbed heads and 9 {7j = eal c JF - slender carved shafts 7s). 134/ A cross bow with. cleft stock, and some poisoned ; barbed arrows used with it, Interior Cannibal Tribe, French Congo | te) P35) Very rare wicker shield of curious shape, from the \ ia — little known interior of North East Congo “¢a) S436) A carved wood male figure “4 137, A Belgian Congo war shield of finely worked cane 138 Two Hippopotamus harpoons, with detachable heads $39) Huge paddle, carved and with iron spear-point on end $a/, ) ep 140 Two adzes with iron blades, used in making dug-out ae canoes, Upper reaches of the Gabun River ‘ 141) An old peat-blowing instrument AMEE gas early wooden mortar, the cover of which forms the pestle if ff . m4 : Oe GC. (143) A good example of an early English crossbow, in SS perfect condition a. . . . —j>/o C444 A curious old gun barrel gauge, in original aa eg oo em [Zor fi — mahogany case a$

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