Old spear with obsidian tip
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands
not available anymore
Provenance
William Downing Webster, Bicester, England (1863-1913)Size
H: 160 cm
H: 63.0 inch
Description
bamboo shaft, fine carved wooden tip: human half figure emerging from elongated crocodile snout, fixing with original cord material and “atuna” putty, obsidian tip with remains of handwritten collection number “3631”, remains of red and white pigment, slightly dam. (bamboo shaft), minor missing parts (one ear of the crocodile, putty), abrasion of paint, base