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Zulu Executioner’s Knobkerrie (Iwisa) – The Mfecane V
- Series: Mfecane Series, Masterpiece V
- Origin: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Period: 19th – Early 20th Century
- Medium: African Hardwood, Copper, and Brass
- Significance: High-Status Executioner/Regimental Weapon
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Zulu Executioner’s Knobkerrie (Iwisa) – “Mfecane VI”
- Series: Mfecane Series, Masterpiece VI
- Length:58.5 cm
- Ornamentation: Five-band Copper & Brass Wire-work
- Provenance: UK Private Market
- Period: 19th-Century
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The Iziqu: Zulu Necklace of Valor
- Era: 19th Century
- Material: Hand-Carved Indigenous Hardwood
- Binding: Original Traditional Sinew Thread
- Patina: Deep, multi-generational “living” patina
- Provenance: UK Market, documented
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Exquisite Chinese Cinnabar-Style “Nine Dragon Wall” Sculpture
- Period:Â Mid-20th Century
- Primary Motif: The “Nine Dragons Taming the Waters” (Auspicious Imperial Protection).
- Artistry: Deeply undercut high-relief carving (front); Gilded Xingshu (running script) calligraphy (back).
- Materials: Carved cinnabar-lacquer composition over a reinforced core; Custom black-lacquered hardwood base.
- Signature: Inscribed and signed by the Master Wang Zuyao (王祖耀书).
- Condition: Museum-Grade. The cinnabar retains a deep, lustrous saturation; gold calligraphy is crisp and luminous; no losses to the intricate high-relief scales or fins.
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Shona Ceremonial Scorpion Tail Axe – “Nehanda II”
- Type: Shona Scorpion Tail Axe – “Nehanda II”
- Period: Late 19th – Early 20th C.
- Origin: Shona Peoples – Zambezi Region
- Provenance: UK Market, documented
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Shona Ceremonial Scorpion Tail Axe – “Nehanda III”
- Type: Shona Scorpion Tail Axe – “Nehanda III”
- Period: Late 19th – Early 20th C.
- Origin: Shona Peoples – Zambezi Region
- Provenance: UK Market, documented
