Māori, Oceanic and African art Tuesday, 4 April 2023 - 3:00 PM start
Two Papua New Guinea Obsidian Blade Daggers
Realised: $325 plus premium
Lot Details
Two Papua New Guinea Obsidian Blade Daggers In these examples, the obsidian blade is hafted into a molded putty nut Parinarium gum hand grip. From the beginning of the 20th century, the quality of manufacture of Melanesian obsidian-bladed spears and daggers decreased as they were replaced by imported European steel edged blades. The fine workmanship of these daggers is indicative of early pre European trade contact production c1900. 30cm, 25cm length
