Bone dagger · Papua New Guinea - Wosera · ID: 3040127
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Provenance
collected in situ (1980’s)Size
H: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch
Description
cassowary bone, split and sharpened, carved with a figure and incised geometrical ornaments, swivel head as handle, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base
The object Bone dagger with the object ID 3040127 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 67.
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Comparing literature
Aumann, Georg, Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Neu Guinea, Coburg 1986, p. 15