Tribal Art & Antiquities - 19 Feb 2020
Two Zulu stabbing assegai South Africa iron and wood
Two Zulu stabbing assegai
South Africa
iron and wood, one with a wire collar and leather covered terminal, 114cm long, the other with a hide collar and slender waisted shaft, 130.5cm long. (2)
Provenance
Lance Sergeant Edward Cliffe, who fought at the Siege of Mafeking (1899 - 1900) during the Boer War, and thence by descent.