Two lances · Cook Islands, Rarotonga · ID: 3040308
Description
wood, shiny black patina, a) shaft turning from round into four-sided, broad leaf-shaped tip with raised middle ridge, square projections marking the transition point shaft/lance tip, l: 225 cm, missing parts (rim of lance tip); b) round shaft, ornamentally carved projections marking the transition point to the leaf-shaped lance tip with raised middle ridge, l: 197 cm, slightly dam.
The object Two lances with the object ID 3040308 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 83 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,300 with an asking price of EUR 800.
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