Spear fragment with bipartite obsidian tip
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands
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