Bifurcated spear tip · Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands · ID: 3032959
sold
EUR 2,200
Provenance
Old Colonial Collection, Hamburg, GermanySepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Size
L: 82 cm
L: 32.3 inch
Description
wood, light brown patina, red and white pigment, carved with important ancestral figures and fine notched ornaments
The object Bifurcated spear tip with the object ID 3032959 was part of the auction 69th tribal art auction on June 2, 2012. The object with the lot number 113 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200 with an asking price of EUR 600.
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Comparing literature
Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. II, Köln 1995, ill. 360