Obsidian spear · Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands · ID: 3033048
sold
EUR 350
Provenance
Old Colonial Collection, Hamburg, GermanySepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Size
L: 177 cm
L: 69.7 inch
Description
bamboo shaft with remains of black paint, the obsidian blade inserted in a wooden intermediate piece, fixed by cord and parinarium nut paste, the ornamental decor emphasized by red, white and black pigment, slightly dam., missing part (tip of the obsidian blade);
the rhomb decor of cord material forming an indicator for the old age of the spear.
Comparing literature
Ohnemus, Sylvia, Zur Kultur der Admiralitäts-Insulaner in Melanesien, Basel 1996, p. 357 f.