Sales catalogue: Glendining

Date:
1-2 October 1934
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/8/199
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    ; Lor lol) ie A Slave Flail, a particularly brutal implement of A plaited hide, fitted with small brass rings along its entire length and bound with brass wire, and another of rhinoceros hide 2 253 A bundle of spears from the Congo, interesting examples 254 A similar collection including currency spears Objects from (Be Marquesas Jofands, Coffected By an earfy GFrencB Wissionary and sofd in (aris in 1919. ; - @5) Club with human face head, polished black wood 256 ‘Two others, one is very ancient and damaged 257 A canoe paddle, with projection at end for poling ,)O Gs 053) Carved wood box and cover, carved all over ) 299 War Trumpet with a large shell, bound with native cord, and a carved human bone ornament attached. These are now extremely rare, from NUKUHIVA 260 Wood feeding bowl, with ornament attached % 261 Set of warrior’s ornaments made from hair of — enemies taken in battle. These are the headdress, and were the last found on the island of Nkuhiva E) 262 Warrior’s Head Dress of black feathers bound on L a cane frame. This is extremely rare and very few are now in existence. Also two Finger Plumes worn by dancers. From Nukuhiva. Mounted in glazed oak frame. 1A)‘ . 263) Carved wood back scratcher, and a hair trophy Lba4 wristlet el 264 A chief’s staff with ball of hair on top ~ 265) Pair of Brackets carved with figures of Gods, — Very ancient and formerly used by priests in stilt dances 266 Two carved ornaments, worn in ears of warriors
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