Group of eight weapons ·  Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3040734

Description

a) traditional shield “baluse”, wood, plant fibre cord, round knob in the centre, the hilt and a space for the hand cut out on the backside, h: 125 cm, strongly dam.; b) traditional spear “toho”, palmwood, iron, plant fibre cuffs, l: 150 cm; c) lance, palmwood, iron, wrapping with rattan, l: 217 cm; d) spear, shaft and tip from iron, partly sewn in animal skin, goats hair, l: 149 cm; additionally: four sword sheaths, l: 36 cm - 61 cm, one with additional case from animal skin with elaborate decor with feathers and beads, one with metal casing; all objects dam. and with traces of old age

The object Group of eight weapons with the object ID 3040734 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 27.

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