Spear with obsidian tip
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Old German Colonial CollectionSize
L: 252 cm
L: 99.2 inch
Description
bamboo shaft, wooden intermediate piece in openwork design, fixed by cord material coated with parinarium nut paste, Job’s tears attached, the obsidian blade additionally fixed by cord arranged in rhomb pattern, accentuated by black, red and white pigment, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks