NAM.1967-06-58-1

Statuette of an Askari, 1928. Silver, made by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Limited, hallmarked London, 1929-1930. Wearing the rank badge of a Company Sergeant Major, with a Sergeant's sash and a tarboosh with a tassel. Inscribed, 'Presented to the Officers/ 2nd Bn (Nyasaland) Battalion/ The King's African Rifles/ by/ His Excellency Sir Donald Cameron K.C.M.G. K.B.E/ Governor and Commander in Chief/ Tanganyika/ 1928'. The statuette is mounted on a black wooden plinth (4 tiers)