Spear thrower "wawi a kaino" · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3036750
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Provenance
Old German Colonial CollectionPaul Heinz Oidtmann, Dortmund, Germany
Size
L: 89 cm
L: 35.0 inch
Description
wood, bamboo, rattan, dark brown patina, split bamboo cane, the guide is carved in shape of a stylized hornbill, plaited rattan cuffs, slightly dam., abrasion of paint;
together with the adze, the spear-thrower is one of mankind’s first technically sophisticated tools, and uses the principles of the lever to enhance the force and accuracy of the thrown spear.
The object Spear thrower “wawi a kaino” with the object ID 3036750 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 47.
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Comparing literature
Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, ill. 244