Spear · Solomon Islands - Bougainville Island · ID: 3040428
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Size
L: 163,5 cm
L: 64.4 inch
Description
nippa palmwood, barbs (presumably from the sharpened wing bones of the flying fox), fixed by plant fibre wrapping, orchid bast dyed in red and yellow, carved with a stylized figure in bas-relief “kagoi”, knob of leaf fibres closely pressed together called “uiro”, slightly dam., some barbs missing;
“kagoi” is a spirit, and the carving certainly symbolizes the spirit that gives the spear its deadly power. The knob called “uiru” represents the spirits dwelling.
The object Spear with the object ID 3040428 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 97.
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