A Tsonga axe South Africa with a pointed iron vertical blade

A Tsonga axe

South Africa

with a pointed iron vertical blade, on a wooden shaft with burnt decoration, the blade with inventory number 1603,

72.5cm high,

and a Congo axe with a polished iron blade and stained wood handle, the top with stamped 'C' decoration, the base with inventory number 3495, 45cm long. (2)

Provenance

The John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection, Thomas Del Mar Ltd, 20th March 2013, Lot 64.

The Tsonga axe, William Ockelford Oldman, London, 1st May 1931.