Spear with obsidian tip
Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Archipel Bismarck - Îles de l´Amirauté
Vendu
800 €
Provenance
Old German Colonial CollectionTaille
L: 252 cm
L: 99.2 inch
Description
bamboo shaft, wooden intermediate piece in openwork design, fixed by cord material coated with parinarium nut paste, Job’s tears attached, the obsidian blade additionally fixed by cord arranged in rhomb pattern, accentuated by black, red and white pigment, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks