Victorian Poison Arrow Quiver And Arrows Taken From Prince Lobingula Matabele

~ Poison Arrow Quiver And Arrows Taken From Prince Lobingula Bevin Matabele ~

The quiver is of bark and contains four poisonous arrows and two arrow shafts.

Wrapped around the quiver is a 1893 dated note on Charles Lowe & Sons headed notepaper, an Art Dealer etc. from Loughborough.

The typed annotation reads...

"These poisoned arrows taken from Prince Lobingulas body belt by Captain Warner of Langton Hall, Market Harborough during the Bevin Expedition"

then in pen...

"Given to me by him 1893" followed by Lowe's signature.

~ Prince Logingula ~

Peter Kushana Lobengula (died 24 November 1913) was a South African actor and circus performer who gained considerable attention in Britain during the early 20th-century, claiming to be a prince and the son of Lobengula, the last King of the Matabele. He was one of the performers at Frank Fillis's 'Savage South Africa' show at Earl's Court in 1899. His romance and subsequent marriage to a white woman, Kitty Jewell caused a sensation at the time. He portrayed his father in the film Major Wilson's Last Stand. His engagement to Florence 'Kitty' Jewell, a white British woman, ignited public scandal and was widely sensationalized by the press, marking an early instance of tabloid journalism's influential role in shaping and echoing British imperialistic attitudes. He spent his later life working as a miner in Salford, England and died there in 1913.

~ Condition ~

Please refer to the images for the condition.

~ Dimensions ~

The quiver is 61cm (24 inches) wide.