Zemanek-Münster
Spear with bipartite tip, before 1914, Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands, Size: L: 234 cm (L: 92.1 inch), ID: 3042348
Spear with bipartite tip, before 1914, Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands, Size: L: 234 cm (L: 92.1 inch), ID: 3042348 - 2/4 Spear with bipartite tip, before 1914, Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands, Size: L: 234 cm (L: 92.1 inch), ID: 3042348 - 3/4 Spear with bipartite tip, before 1914, Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands, Size: L: 234 cm (L: 92.1 inch), ID: 3042348 - 4/4
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Lot 121
86th Tribal Art Auction

Spear with bipartite tip, before 1914 ·  Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands · ID: 3042348

sold EUR 500
Provenance
Old German Colonial Collection, before 1914
Size
L: 234 cm
L: 92.1 inch

Description

head piece from soft wood with notched ornamental decor, fixed by fine cord wrapping and parinarium nut paste, cord partly arranged in rhomb patterns, accentuated with red, black and white pigment, Job’s tear grass seads (partly missing), slightly dam., missing parts (side projection), rep. (one tip broken)

Oceania

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