Group of six weapons · Papua New Guinea · ID: 3039920

Name: Group of six weapons
SKU: 3039920
Price: 250 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 250

Provenance

Southern German Collection

Description

a) ceremonial axe, Western Highlands, polished wooden shaft, l: 49 cm, T-shaped head piece, blade from greyish stone and blade replica from wood to both sides, fixed by cuff from animal skin, slightly dam., crack; b) spear thrower, Sepik, l: 67,5 cm, tubular bamboo shaft with abutment carved from wood, fixed by rattan cuff, slightly dam.; c) bow, nippa palmwood, l: 152 cm, bowstring from split bamboo; two arrows, bamboo shafts with inserted wooden tips, one with barbs, fixed by rattan, l: 122/126 cm; additional: d) bird head club, New Caledonia, Kanak, l: 83,5 cm, heavy wood, massive round shaft, club head dam.

The object Group of six weapons with the object ID 3039920 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 66 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.

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