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LOT #190
Southeast Asian and African Weapon Assortment
(4) items including (2) goluk style cane machetes / swords including one having blade of possible European manufacture marked “LOVEWMW”, both having ornamented handles and reed-lashed wood scabbards; a Masai style double-edged machete / sword having widening leaf shaped blade, dinosaur stamp in blade and leather-wrapped wood scabbard including integrated belt loop; and a decorative carved wood dagger with a wide, double-edged form
Estimate: $200 - $400
Hammer Price: $175
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000
Dimensions: Width: 2 1/2 inches, Length: 25 1/8 inches (LOVEWMW goluk, unsheathed, tip to pommel)
Condition: Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with age, materials and normal use; light to moderate oxidation on blades; goluks having wear to scabbards and handles including breaks in reed lashings, scuffs and cracks to wood portions; marked blade goluk having loose handle; dinosaur stamped blade having opening in leather on scabbard
Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present
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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)