Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016
Lot 197
Anglo-Zulu War Interest An engraved cow horn with rows of Infantrymen
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2800
+ Buyers Premium
Description
Anglo-Zulu War Interest
An engraved cow horn
with rows of Infantrymen, cavalrymen, a band and a horse drawn gun carriage, the majority of the soldiers are wearing pith helmets, whilst one small group wear glengarry caps, at the base a small group of Zulus are in conversation with officers, late 19th century,
57cm long.
cf. Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, for a engraved horn by the same hand.