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Fighting Dagger
Fighting Dagger
Date 19th century
Epoque 1750-1850, 1850-1900, 19th century
Origine Melanesia
Medium Carved wood, Sting-ray barb
Dimension 27.3 x 5.2 x 4.8 cm (10³/₄ x 2 x 1⁷/₈ inches)
A very fine fighting dagger composed of a sting-ray barb set into a carved wood handle decorated with a large ancestor head. The ferule is decorated with glass trade-beads. Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, PNG, Melanesia. Wood with putty-nut (parinarium), sting-ray barb and trad-beads.
Date: 19th century
Epoque: 1750-1850, 1850-1900, 19th century
Origine: Melanesia
Medium: Carved wood, Sting-ray barb
Dimension: 27.3 x 5.2 x 4.8 cm (10³/₄ x 2 x 1⁷/₈ inches)
Provenance: Ex coll. : Jim Davidson, Melbourne ; Dieter Zenz, Germany. Exhibited : Gal. Meyer circa 1992.
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