Ceremonial spear thrower "mino"

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Description

wood, black, red and white pigment, flat form, large triangular projection in the middle, curvilinear ornaments, abrasion of paint, rep. (tip of the triangular projection), metal base;
the “mino” is a ceremonial spear-thrower that is purely representational. The exaggerated central guide does not allow a functional use. It is carried by the splendidly attired, newly initiated young men at the close of the initiation ceremony.

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Comparing literature

Suzanne Greub, Kunst am Sepik, Basel 1985, ill. 82 Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, p. 230, ill. 243

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