Lot Essay
Baron Wahis served twice as Governor General of the Congo Free State, 1892-1896 and 1900-1908.
Details
FIFTEEN AFRICAN SPEARS AND EIGHT SPEAR FRAGMENTS
With variously shaped blades of iron and copper, some with copper and iron binding about the shafts
The longest 83¾in. (213cm.) (23)
With variously shaped blades of iron and copper, some with copper and iron binding about the shafts
The longest 83¾in. (213cm.) (23)
Provenance
Baron Théophile Théodore Joseph Antoine Wahis (1844-1921) for six of the spears
The Weyhe Gallery New York for the same six spears
The Weyhe Gallery New York for the same six spears