Spear ·  Solomon Islands - Buka Island · ID: 3033671

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

The object Spear with the object ID 3033671 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 76 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

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