Zemanek-Münster

Set of five spears ·  Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago · ID: 3051653

sold EUR 500
Provenance
Manfred Zirngibl, Passau, Germany (a, b, e)
Kurt Rauner, Salzburg, Austria (a: 2003, b: 2001, c: 2019, d: 2018, e: 2001)

Description

a) spear with obsidian tip, Admiralty Islands, bamboo, Job’s tears (Coix lacryma-jobi), original binding with cord material and reddish-brown “atuna” putty, l: 160 cm

b) spear, St. Matthias Islands, nippa palm wood, kaolin, plant fibre, l: 218 cm

c) spear, St. Matthias Islands, nippa palm wood, kaolin, plant fibres, l: 245 cm

d) spear, Solomon Islands, Buka, nippa palm wood, leaf fibres, orchid bast, wing bones of the flying fox (barbs), l: 219 cm

e) spear, l: 234 cm


The object Set of five spears with the object ID 3051653 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 152 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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