African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1296
An Admiralty Islands spear
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £200
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Description
An Admiralty Islands spear
Melanesia
with an obsidian blade and fibre bindings with black and red pigment, the knoped shaft with four rows of applied glass beads, with remains of white ink inscription,
77cm long.
Provenance
Dr Leonhard Adam (1891 - 1960) Anthropologist and lawyer.