Metadata: Holy lance of the Sultan Sicki of Tabora
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Sultan Sicki of Tabora, attributed to | Author
- Title:
- Holy lance of the Sultan Sicki of Tabora
- Date:
- 1800 (?) - before 1893
- Inventory Number:
- 1898-013/113
- Collection:
- Non european collections
- Domain:
- Africa
- Arms
- Designation:
- Spear
- Material | Technique:
- Diverse materials; Metal; Cord
- Measurements:
- Diameter (Ø): 4 cm
- Height (H): 95 cm
- Description:
- Made up of an iron rod. It is not sharp enough at either end to be used as a weapon; near the lower end a few cords are wound. The sultan sent one of these spears to each caravan that passed through his territory, after it had paid him tribute, to protect it against attacks by the Wanjamwesis. ______ The descriptions in Van Werveke's inventory make it possible to fairly clearly attribute this object to the context of the capture of Isike's Kwikuru and they are therefore to be considered as spoils of war - even if the lance was not that of Isike, it might have belonged to one of the dignitaries of his court. - Descriptive inventory by Nicolas Van Werveke of the Spring ethnographic collection. N.B.: this is a faithful transcription of Van Werveke's inventory, the terms used in 1898 have not been modified, even those whose use is considered critical today.
- Location:
- Depot
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Acquisition date:
- 1898
- Copyright:
-
Work: Public Domain
Image(s):
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tina Pfeifer
