Spear ·  Solomon Islands - Buka Island · ID: 3033673

Description

Nippa palmwood, wing bones of the flying fox, plant fibre, the barbs additionally fixed with a reddish clay-like mass, which is spread on the plant fibre binding in a thick layer, old collection label “Salomonen Inseln Bismarck Archipel”, slightly dam.;
“kägoi” is a spirit, and the carving certainly symbolises the spirit that gives the spear its deadly power. The knob called “uiru” of red and yellow leaf fibres pressed closely together represents the spirits dwelling.

The object Spear with the object ID 3033673 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 78 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.

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Comparing literature

D. Waite and K. Conru, Solomon Islands Art, The Conru Collection, Italy 2008, p. 130 f.