Sold202219th C. African Zulu Wooden Knobkerrie / Club**Originally Listed At $400** Africa, South Africa, Zulu tribe, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden club known as a knobkerrie, or an iwisa to the Zulu people. Highly burnisheSee Sold Price
Sold2020Late 19th C. African Zulu Wooden Knobkerrie War ClubAfrica, South Africa, Zulu tribe, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden war club known as a knobkerrie (also knopkierie) with a drilled suspension or thread hole through the pomSee Sold Price
Sold2022Wooden bowl for food, ZuluWooden bowl for food, South Africa ca. 1950, Zulu, 55x26 cm, 950 gramsSee Sold Price
Sold2021Beautiful Zulu plateau early 20th Prov: ex A.Guisson,Beautiful Zulu plateau early 20th Prov: ex A.Guisson, South AfricaRegion: AfricaPeriod: early 20th centurySizes: L=490mm l=350mmWeight (K): 2.350kgCondition: At first glance - patina of use - no restoSee Sold Price
Sold2018Wonderful Early 20th C. South African Wooden ClubSouthern Africa, possibly Zulu people, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine hand-carved example of a knobkierie, a club with a large knob at one end, made to be thrown at animals while hunting. With a loSee Sold Price
Sold2023ZULU SOUTH AFRICAN EMBLEMATIC CLUB OR KNOBKERRY (ISAGILA), Early-to-mid 20th Century. - Lenght: 29ZULU SOUTH AFRICAN EMBLEMATIC CLUB OR KNOBKERRY (ISAGILA), Early-to-mid 20th Century. Hard wood and wire. A knobkerrie is a form of wooden club used mainly in Southern and Eastern Africa. Signs of usaSee Sold Price
Sold2022TRIO OF ZULU MILK CONTAINERS, AMATHUNGA SOUTH AFRICA, EARLY 20TH CENTURYTRIO OF ZULU MILK CONTAINERS, AMATHUNGA SOUTH AFRICA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY carved wood, the first of abstract anthropomorphic appearance, a dark caramel colour, with triangular sections of grooved carviSee Sold Price
Sold2017Zulu Headrest, South AfricaVery graphic Zulu neckrest from South Africa. Made from wood and pokerwork is used to blacken the surface. Acquired from a USA collection. Used to protect elaborate hairstyles. Early 20th century. H:See Sold Price
Sold2023A Zulu "Isiquabetho" coiled basketA Zulu "Isiquabetho" coiled basket20th century; KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaAppears unmarkedLikely woven Ilala Palm, the African basket with the Akimel O'odham peoples' "Man in the Maze&See Sold Price
Sold2023Zulu peoples, Cache-Sex (New Back Cloth), Woven Cotton with BeadsZulu peoples, South African, cache-sex (new back cloth), woven cotton, beads, mid-20th century, 26" x 17" PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2020Two African Wooden ObjectsSouth Africa, ca. late 19th or early 20th century. Comprising a good Zulu club with flared head incised with concentric ribbed surface and a nicely carved Zulu staff. MEASUREMENTS Length of longest: 3See Sold Price
Sold2023Collection Three Vintage Split Wood Woven BasketsEarly 20th century. The lot includes a nice woven tray with handle and one without along with a charming wall basket. Sold from the collection of Betty and Ralph Jennings of Gaffney, South Carolina.See Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Trobriand Island Oval Wood Food Bowl**Originally Listed At $700** South Pacific Islands, Trobriand, Island, ca. 1920 CE. A fabulous serving bowl or deep tray carved from native hardwood. Elongated oval form carved with continuous scrollSee Sold Price
Sold2020SC African American Hand Craft Poplar Arm ChairCirca 1930, Hunter Family Midlands, South Carolina. Handsomely crafted having hand hewn frame with nice and tightly woven corn husk seat. The piece having a good early weathered surface. H40 1/2" W27"See Sold Price
Sold2021Group of African Decorative ObjectsComprising 2 woven Zulu covered baskets, a woven and wood vase, a large ceramic head, and a zoological ceramic tray by Penzo. Height of basket 8 1/2" and the tray 11".See Sold Price
Sold2024Vintage Cast Iron Cold Painted Butler Smoking StandEarly 20th century, Deco example. The work is in the form of a tall slender African American butler holding a ring to house a tray for ashes. H33 1/2" Sold from the collection of an upcountry, South CSee Sold Price
Sold2017Shield - South Africa, Zulucow hide, wood, of oval form, front with interwoven hairy strips, noteworthy: pole at the back in form of a spear, dam., traces of usage and abrasion; on the backside a sturdy pole is pulled through tSee Sold Price
Sold2016Two spoons and a tool.Two spoons and a tool. ++ A pair of figurative spoons, South Africa, Zulu style. 20th century. 43 1/2". ++ A utilitarian toothed tool. 20th century. 13" x 9". Provenance: The Inventory and CollectionSee Sold Price
Sold2021Zulu South African Ritual Tribal Throwing KnivesA pair of indigenous Zulu ritual tribal throwing knives produced in southern Africa. Mixed media steel, with fur tufts and gray slate blade. Museum Inventory No. t.7.2000.005. Provenance: Collection oSee Sold Price
Sold2022A VERY RARE 19TH CENTURY SOUTH AFRICAN CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN ZULU KNOBKERRIE probably from a blackA VERY RARE 19TH CENTURY SOUTH AFRICAN CARVED RHINOCEROS HORN ZULU KNOBKERRIE probably from a black rhinoceros of the Kenyan Amboseli National park in Kenya, the species now extinct and known for longSee Sold Price
Sold20173 Zulu Tribal Shields3 Zulu Tribal Shields. South African. Carved wood, painted. Largest size: 22'' x 21.5'' x 2.75'' (56 x 55 x 7 cm). Note: This is a NO RESERVE auction. Bidding on all lots will start at $50.See Sold Price
Sold2022Early DESCO US Navy Mark V #167 December 1942This is the famed US Navy Mark V diving helmet. This example is a very special one that was just recently discovered in South Africa and brought back to the United States! The Diving Equipment & SalvaSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Zulu rhinoceros horn knobkerrie,A Zulu rhinoceros horn knobkerrie, A Zulu rhinoceros horn knobkerrie, 19th century, South African, 81cm overall Condition Report: Discolouration to handle and general expected markd from use.See Sold Price
Sold2022A Zulu ceremonial rhinoceros horn knobkerrie,A Zulu ceremonial rhinoceros horn knobkerrie, A Zulu ceremonial rhinoceros horn knobkerrie, 19th century, South African, 42cm long Condition Report: Some shrinkage splits to the head.See Sold Price
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