Tribal Art - 2nd September 2015

Lot 575

An Asmat crocodile jaw bone dagger

Estimate £300 - £500

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Description

An Asmat crocodile jaw bone dagger, Papua New Guinea, with cassowary feathers, shells and woven fibre, 50.5cm long.

Provenance

Collected by H.C. Hanewinckel, an officer of the Royal Dutch marines, between 1930 and 1942.