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* IATMUL, MIDDLE SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
A large and beauti…
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* IATMUL, MIDDLE SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
A large and beauti…
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
Voluntary lot
Description
* IATMUL, MIDDLE SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
A large and beautiful wooden war spear with a patina of use, decorated with several protective ancestor faces on either side and various carvings. The damaged bamboo tip is attached to the shaft by rattan ligatures.
H. 280 cm
Provenance: Voyage of La Korrigane in the South Seas. Archives of Régine Van den Broeck (wife of Charles and sister of Etienne de Ganay, lieutenant) and Christian Coiffier.
Musée de l'Homme photograph and inventory sheet.
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