Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22nd September 2020

Lot 467

An Asmat cassowary bone dagger Irian Jaya

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £120

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Description

An Asmat cassowary bone dagger

Irian Jaya, Indonesia

with fibre, beads and feathers,

37cm long,

and a Massim wave splitter ornament, with lime and red pigment decoration, the reverse with red pigment and collection number H868, 39cm high. (2)

Provenance

Collected by Todd Barlin.

Ex Peter Hamilton Collection, Queensland.