Zemanek-Münster

Spear fragment with bipartite obsidian tip ·  Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands · ID: 3035346

sold EUR 300
Size
H: 35,5 cm
H: 14.0 inch

Description

ornamented wooden shaft turning into a funnel-shaped base, crowned by two split clamps, where the obsidian tips are inserted and fixed by cord and parinarium nut paste, typical rhomb patterns accentuated by red and white pigment, slightly dam., one obsidian tip broken, crack, metal socle


The object Spear fragment with bipartite obsidian tip with the object ID 3035346 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 30 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.

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