Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22 Sep 2020
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An Admiralty Islands fighting dagger Melanesia with an obsidian blade and a gum covered handle...
An Admiralty Islands fighting dagger
Melanesia
with an obsidian blade and a gum covered handle with differing carved lozenge bands with ochre and lime,
21.2cm long.
Provenance
Dr Albert Hahl Collection, Governor of German Papua New Guinea 1902 - 1914 and thence by descent.