Bone dagger · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3042780
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Provenance
Günther Filla, Bochum, GermanySize
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Description
cassowary thighbone, dark pigment, carved with geometrical ornaments and human face, swivel head as handle, min. dam., slight traces of 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 3042780 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 64.
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