Newly aquired, two fine Danakil tribe Spears from Somalia with leaf shaped steel blades and shafts, A large Sotho/Swazi or Nguni Zulu War axe, robust iron triangular blade with wire wrapped head. Fine African Arms and armour from ashoka arts!
Category: African-arms-and-armour
Two antique 19th century Sudanese kaskara swords
Two antique 19th century Sudanese kaskara swords one with islamic arabic calligraphic script, the other with man in the moon makers marks, ‘crusader’ style cruciform leather hilts and broadsword steel blades
Wonderful Antique Bronze Lantaka ship or deck cannon from Borneo/Brunei with crocodile
A superb early Bronze Lantaka deck cannon or swivel gun from Northen Borneo /Brunei. These ornate bronze canons were typically used along the gunwales and decks of ships, most notoriously those used by the Malay pirates who were active in the South China Seas around Borneo and the Philippines. This examples is small, cast from… Continue reading Wonderful Antique Bronze Lantaka ship or deck cannon from Borneo/Brunei with crocodile
Nice Hausa takouba antique sword with brass mounts, 19th century from Sudan or Nigeria
Nice Hausa takouba antique sword with brass mounts, 19th century from Sudan or Nigeria