Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21st February 2018
Lot 573
Two Iatmul daggers Papua New Guinea cassowary bone
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £400
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Description
Two Iatmul daggers
Papua New Guinea
cassowary bone, with incised stylised decoration and carved bird heads to the knuckle, the larger with remains of red and green pigment,
36.5cm and 34.5cm long. (2)
Provenance
Anthony Forge collection.
Sotheby's, London , 2nd Dec 2003, lot 415.