Zemanek-Münster

Spear

Solomon Islands - Buka Island
sold EUR 450
Provenance
Held, Passau, Germany
Manfred Zirngibl, Passau, Germany
Size
L: 244 cm
L: 96.1 inch

Description

Nippa palmwood, spear-tip with barbs made from the wingbones of the flying fox, a face symbolizing “kägoi” (the spirit of the spear) underneath, plaited cuffs of orchid bast, dyed in yellow, red and brown, binding in good condition, three barbs missing


Comparing literature

Tischner, Herbert, Dokumente verschollener Südsee-Kulturen, Bd. 38, 1981, p. 153, ill. 361

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