Kwanga-Abelam culture, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea
Circa 1890
Height: 14.5 inches (37 cm)
Provenance: Ex. Serge Schoffel, Brussels
This exceptional cassowary bone dagger is notable for its fineness of carving and the complex designs adorning the full length of the dagger.The ancestral figure depicted at the top of the dagger is portrayed wearing a woven notu yam headdress.
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Kwanga-Abelam culture, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea
Circa 1890
Height: 14.5 inches (37 cm)
Provenance: Ex. Serge Schoffel, Brussels
This exceptional cassowary bone dagger is notable for its fineness of carving and the complex designs adorning the full length of the dagger.The ancestral figure depicted at the top of the dagger is portrayed wearing a woven notu yam headdress.
INQUIRE HERE
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