34340 (64) Artwork

The Parliament Collection:
Various implements and equipment, among them a battle axe to the far left, a pipe second from left; in the center an axe, spear and shield. Second from right a horn amulet. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Differens ustenciles des Caffres [sic] et des Konaquois.; Various implements and equipment of the "Caffres" [sic] and of the Gonaquas. For source of titles below, see Notes. Titles from bottom to top of image: 1. Battle axe (possibly South Sotho) 2. Pipe Hottentot soapstone, copy of European clay pipes 3. Basket (possibly Mozambique) 4. Fishing basket or trap. Widespread in Southern Africa. 5. Axe, Spears, Shield (Xhosa) 6. Bird cage (possibly Angola or Congo) 7. Basketwork pouch (Natal Coast, Mozambique or Zambesi) 8. Horn amulet (Hottentot or Xhosa) 9. Adze or badly drawn axe