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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wo * ia = ~~ 43 LOT wood handle, and curious wooden pestle for pounding pigments, rare objects, from the SOCIETY ISLANDS 283 Eighteenth century English wig box, used also as a seat when travelling by coach 284) Very rare 4ft. fetish figure wearing “head ring” - and “penis box,’ ZULU, SOUTH AFRICA 285 Rare bronze figure of chief holding a sacrificial sword, Benin City 2860 Two fine and rare chief’s paddle-shape clubs, carried as emblems of authority, and a ditto chief’s staff, SAVAGE ISLAND 28/7 Two rare carved spears, from NEW ZEALAND: and a spear-club carved and inlaid shell, from NEW ZEALAND Of Fijian Curios 288 Chief’s necklet of split and polished whale teeth, highly prized 289 Large hardwood bowl, used in the making of havaw pad for top of head 291 Rare carved club, from the Hill tribes 292 Four massive old Fijian warrior’s clubs 293 Carved wood hook, used for hanging flesh up to dry in the sun, black with age, and probably used in former days for drying human flesh 294 A meat dish of hardwood, square piece 296 Three old massive hardwood head pillows 297 Small Fiji wood gong, and a collection of woven fans 298 Five cocoa-nut cups of various types, used for drink- ing kava

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