December Online Auction (Sale #284)
Lot 191:
Description
Oceanic Wood, Bone and Stone Weapon Assortment
(6) items including a carved wood Solomon Islands Malaitian war club having a pronounced leaf shaped head with narrowing edges, a pointed tip including hexagonal hand guard and widening handle having rope retention strap; (4) Papua New Guinea carved cassowary bone daggers having incised motifs including (1) having material added to pommel, sculpted and painted to portray a human head including metal earrings, face paint and realistic hair; and a Papua New Guinea carved stone axe having a thinned edge with asymmetrical shape
Length: 18 inches, Width: 4 1/4 inches, Depth: 1 3/4 inches (war club)
Condition: Very Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; dagger with most elaborate pommel missing end of tip and some pigment from sculpted face
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 12:22 pm CST
Shipping Status:
Leonard Auction Shipping Quote
Sales Tax: Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Condition: Very Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; dagger with most elaborate pommel missing end of tip and some pigment from sculpted face
Dimensions: 4.25 x 18 in
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