Two ceremonial spears, before 1914 · Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipel - St. Matthias Inseln · ID: 3042345
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Old German Colonial Collection, before 1914Size
L: 242 cm
L: 95.3 inch
Description
nippa palmwood, white pigment, plant fibre tufts, cord, shafts thickened to the tip and carved with barbs to one side, spear end mortized in bamboo spout, one of the spears inscribed “101 I”, traces of old age, crack (bamboo spout of one of the spears)
The object Two ceremonial spears, before 1914 with the object ID 3042345 was part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction on May 27, 2017. The object with the lot number 123 achieved a sales price of EUR 600 with an asking price of EUR 450.
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