Bone dagger · Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat · ID: 3038833
sold
EUR 550
Size
H: 37,5 cm
H: 14.8 inch
Description
cassowary bone, polished, partly encrusted, split and sharpened, carved with elaborated ornaments, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion and usage;
bone daggers were stuck into a plaited band on the upper arm, they were used as weapon for hunting and for fighting.
The object Bone dagger with the object ID 3038833 was part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction on June 27, 2015. The object with the lot number 27 achieved a sales price of EUR 550 with an asking price of EUR 400.
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