Two Abelam daggers Papua New Guinea cassowary bone

Two Abelam daggers

Papua New Guinea

cassowary bone, with carved bird heads and with red, white and yellow pigment,

20cm and 21.5cm long,

and a Papua New Guinea cassowary bone two prong fork, with linear decoration, 20.5cm long. (3)

Provenance

Sotheby's, Paris, 5th Dec 2003, lot 69 part.