Three lances ·  Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3033677

Description

a) lance with tufts of cassowary feathers, arranged in seven layers and cut in various length, fixed by plant fibre and a plaited raffia cuff, l: 300 cm; lance, Solomon Islands, palmwood, incised linear ornaments, dyed with red, white and black pigment, remains of barbs made from the wingbones of the flying fox, l: 270 cm, binding dam.; c) lance with incised ornaments in the handle zone, accentuated with red pigment, presumably Sepik, l: 205 cm, min. dam.