Spear · Solomon Islands - Bougainville Island · ID: 3039178
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Provenance
German Colonial CollectionSize
L: 287 cm
L: 113.0 inch
Description
nippa palmwood, blackish brown grained, with barbs (from tapered bones), remains of a plaited cuff from orchid bast, in a characteristic manner carved with two human figures “kagoi”, the knob from pressed plant fiber “uiru” wrapped with fibre strings, shaft cut at the bottom, some barbs missing