Lot de quatre lances, avant 1914 ·  Îles Salomon - Île Buka · ID: 3043093

Description

three of the spears as follows: shaft from nippa palmwood, knob of leaf fibres pressed closely together (called “uiru”), carved with a face symbolizing “kägoi” above, extremely fine plaited cuffs of orchid bast dyed in red and yellow, tip with barbs made from the wing-bones of the flying fox, the latter partly missing, the upper tips dam.; the fourth spear: Salomonen/ Bougainville Island, carved with a face, the long tip wrapped with strips of orchid bast, just one barb (bone?) preserved, dam.
“Kägoi” is a spirit, and the carving certainly symbolises the spirit that gives the spear its deadly power. The knob called “uiru” represents the spirits dwelling.

L’objet Lot de quatre lances, avant 1914 avec l’ID d’objet 3043093 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 87e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 11 novembre 2017 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 36 a atteint un prix de vente de 200 €.

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Littérature comparée

Conru, Kevin, Solomon Islands Art, Milan 2008, p. 130, ill. 77