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Bone dagger ·  Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3051649

Starting price EUR 150
Estimated price EUR 300
Provenance
Roland Mößinger, Austria
Kurt Rauner, Salzburg, Austria (1994)
Size
L: 40 cm
L: 15.7 inch

Description

cassowary bone, pigment, cowry shell, wood,

Bone daggers were stuck into a plaited band on the upper arm. They were used as weapon for hunting and for fighting.


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