Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22nd September 2020

Lot 495

An Admiralty Islands fighting dagger Melanesia with an obsidian blade and a gum covered handle...

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £350

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Description

An Admiralty Islands fighting dagger

Melanesia

with an obsidian blade and a gum covered handle with carved symbols with ochre and lime,

19.5cm long, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Dr Albert Hahl Collection, Governor of German Papua New Guinea 1902 - 1914 and thence by descent.