Sales catalogue: Stevens

Date:
12 August 1924
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/21/435
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    “16 An old. flint tinder-lighter, and a pair of old Kent tally sticks Three curious old carved itood objects, use unknown Pair of collector's pistols, with curious flintlocks, gilt and ‘silver mounts, in mint condition, pest possible work. manship : Ancient hardened copper chisel, found with-another in some Inca silver mine workings Ancient Aztec pottery head Miers! nose and ear plugs as worn in ancient times, found in the State of Oaxaca Another pottery mask from the same grave as above, and a pottery whistle in form of a figure of deity Ancient Mexican copper phallic figure Jade celt from the Antillese, curiously recessed at back of cutting edge A stone axe mounted with cane haft from South America Pair of Cambodian brass anklets with bells, rare specimens Pair of very large Zanzibar Arab silver armlets Bundle of savage armlets of silver, ivory, brass, ce mostly named . Belgian Congo massive fighting armlet, used as a canoes duster Two very large ivory fighting armlets from the Nile and Congo , eee chief’s bowl, supported by 2 figures Another one, with 1 figure holding bowl Rare idol from Old Calabar, coloured Another, smaller An Ashanti axe with brass head with human face An Ashanti latch lifter, brass figure handle Ditto sacrificial sword, very ancient Ditto quantity of gold weights (35), very old and rare A South Sea skull with face made up and with shell eyes A carved box for holding tattooing bones, used when cutting the designs on the faces of chiefs, a figure on lid, very rare A carved figure from a house ny old sacrificial stool supported by 2 figures Pa Benin ity
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