Lot 7484
A fetish staff of the Bakundu in Cameroon and a springbok trophy from German South West Africa
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1502 Lots
Description
The staff features an iron spearhead with a long socket; the lower end is wrapped in bast, and the unsharpened blade bears an old white inscription reading "Fetischstab, Bakundu, Kamerun - Spellenberg, Seeger" (Fetish staff, Bakundu, Cameroon – Spellenberg, Seeger). Length 81.5 cm; mounted on a relief-decorated white-metal base featuring a label from the "Deutscher Kolonial-Kriegerbund" (German Colonial Veterans' Association) on the underside. Total height 93 cm. Springbok trophy with the inscription "DSW 1905" on the cleaned skull; mounted on a wooden plaque. Horn length 29 cm and 30 cm respectively; total height approx. 53 cm. The 1903 "Deutsches Kolonial-Handbuch" (German Colonial Handbook) lists a missionary named Spellenberg in Duala, Cameroon.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?
