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Auction: 24002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 296

(x) A 19th Century Zulu Iklwa Stabbing spear, 122.5cm, a heavy blade 40.5cm x 5.5cm, bound to a wooden hilt with very intricate brass and iron wire, the hilt flaring out at the tip.

Provenance:
Found in the Eshowe District of Zululand by Eric Boswell, close to the original site of King Dabulamanzi's kraal.
Eric Boswell Collection to 1999.
Ian Wilkinson Collection 1999-November 2008.
Present vendor from November 2008.



Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£600