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A YAKOMA SICKLE SWORD AND A UGANDAN TRIBAL DRUM

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
A YAKOMA SICKLE SWORD AND A UGANDAN TRIBAL DRUM
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
The handforged steel blade of characteristic form with central ridge, slotted at the tip. The bone grip carved with crosshatching. Late 19th century. The drum Bagandan, covered in zebra hide. 20th century. Overall length of sword 50.6 cm. Ex-Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, MA. Condition I