Spear tip ·  Solomon Islands - Buka Island · ID: 3033776

Description

with barbs made from the wing-bones of the flying fox, plaited cuffs of orchid bast dyed in yellow and red, carved with a face symbolizing “kägoi”, knob of leaf fibres pressed closely together, called “uiru”, cut palm wood shaft, slightly dam., cracks, breakage and minor missing parts a the barbs;
“kägoi” is a spirit, and the carving certainly symbolises the spirit that gives the spear its deadly power. The knob called “uiru” represents the spirits dwelling.

The object Spear tip with the object ID 3033776 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 85.

Here you will find more objects and interesting facts about Oceanian art.

Comparing literature

D. Waite & K. Conru, Solomon Islands Art, Italy 2008, p. 130 f.