Scabbard for 'Assegai' spear

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Scabbard for ‘Assegai’, pre 1879
South Africa, Lesotho?
Fur covered hide

Donated by Lt C Lindsay, 1879
Museum number 1879-63-7

Collected from the battlefield, this scabbard or quiver was possibly used by a Sotho warrior. The Sotho fought alongside the British as part of the Natal Colonial troops.