The David Smith Collection of Zulu and South African Weapons and Artefacts

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A Zulu carved wooden representation of a stabbing spear, 31” overall, decorated with poker work; also an old Zulu beer pot of woven grass, 10” hig...

Five Zulu throwing spears, of characteristic shape, slim blades, hardwood shafts and a mix of split cane and hide bindings, one with a candy twist...

Two old Zulu or Swazi throwing spears, with hardwood shafts and slim blades, one bound with metal wire, the other with split cane (slightly damage...

A Zulu style stabbing spear, with hardwood shaft, cowhide binding, and deeply fluted blade 15” long (overall length 49”), brass decoration to base...

Two Zulu or Swazi throwing spears, with hardwood shafts, metal wire binding and heavy blades 8½” and 8” long, one with carved groove decoration ne...

A Shona knife, the blade 6”, the handle shaped as a spoon, the wooden sheath decorated with wire at either end; another small Shona knife, the bla...

A good Shona knife, the wooden scabbard and handle decorated with seven bands of brass wire, the 10” blade fluted, overall 16”. VGC Plate 8 ...[m...

Two fine 19th Century Zulu throwing spears, one of the characteristic isijula type with 8” leaf shaped blade, cowhide binding, and a length of ste...

An unusual concealed Zulu knife, the blade 7” and disguised in a wood and metal representation of a firearm, the scabbard in the shape of the barr...

Three Zulu stabbing spears, one with 14” blade, 42” overall, with cowhide binding; another, with 13” blade, 49” overall, split cane binding; and a...

A large Zulu stabbing spear of classic form, the blade 17” x 2¼”, 47” overall, the haft with typical swollen end, cow tail binding. The blade a li...

A large bladed Zulu stabbing spear, iklwa, of classic form, the blade 18” by 2”, showing signs of prolonged wear by sharpening, the haft 28” with ...

Two Zulu or Swazi stabbing spears, apparently by the same maker, both with blades 11” x 2”, one 47” overall, the other 46” overall. Both have exte...

A Zulu spear with a small throwing spear blade set into a wooden handle modelled and carved to represent a European sword hilt. Split cane binding...

An historic Zulu stabbing spear, hardwood shaft, heavily fluted blade a little roughly hammered, cowhide binding, the shaft engraved “Ulundi 1879”...

Five Xhosa throwing spears, probably dating to the 9th Cape Frontier War, 1877-78, all with characteristic thin hardwood shafts and slim leaf shap...

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