Obsidian spear

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Description

bamboo shaft with remains of black paint, the obsidian blade inserted in a wooden intermediate piece, fixed by cord and parinarium nut paste, the ornamental decor emphasized by red, white and black pigment, slightly dam., missing part (tip of the obsidian blade);
the rhomb decor of cord material forming an indicator for the old age of the spear.

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Littérature comparée

Ohnemus, Sylvia, Zur Kultur der Admiralitäts-Insulaner in Melanesien, Basel 1996, p. 357 f.

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