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Three beautiful old ceremonial spears, Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - St Matthias Islands, Size: L: 266 cm / 254 cm / 243 cm (L: 104.7 inch / 100.0 inch / 95.7 inch), ID: 3045806
Three beautiful old ceremonial spears, Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - St Matthias Islands, Size: L: 266 cm / 254 cm / 243 cm (L: 104.7 inch / 100.0 inch / 95.7 inch), ID: 3045806 - 2/3 Three beautiful old ceremonial spears, Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - St Matthias Islands, Size: L: 266 cm / 254 cm / 243 cm (L: 104.7 inch / 100.0 inch / 95.7 inch), ID: 3045806 - 3/3
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Lot 8
92nd Tribal Art Auction

Three beautiful old ceremonial spears ·  Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - St Matthias Islands · ID: 3045806

sold EUR 650
Provenance
German Private Collection
Size
L: 266 cm / 254 cm / 243 cm
L: 104.7 inch / 100.0 inch / 95.7 inch

Description

nippa palmwood, bamboo, red ochre, lime, plant fibre,
Very beautiful specimens, all three with intact original binding.

The object Three beautiful old ceremonial spears with the object ID 3045806 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 8 achieved a sales price of EUR 650.

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Comparing literature

Nevermann, Hans, St. Matthias-Gruppe, Hamburg 1933, p. 197 f.

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