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7484 - A fetish staff of the Bakundu in Cameroon and a springbok trophy from German South West Africa
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A fetish staff of the Bakundu in Cameroon and a springbok trophy from German South West Africa The staff is shaped like an iron lance tip with a long ferrule; the lower end is wrapped in raffia, and the blunt blade bears old, white lettering reading “Fetish Staff, Bakundu, Cameroon—Spellenberg, Seeger.” Length 81.5 cm, mounted on a relief-decorated white metal base with a label from the German Colonial Veterans’ Association on the underside. Total height 93 cm. The springbok trophy bears the inscription “DSW 1905” on the skeletonized skull. Mounted on a wooden plaque. Horn length 29 or 30 cm, total height approx. 53 cm. The 1903 German Colonial Handbook lists a missionary named Spellenberg for Duala in Cameroon. Condition: II -
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