Spear with obsidian tip, before 1914 - Papua New Guinea

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine set of two hand-carved wooden spear tips with lengthy bodies, slender midsections, and abstract curvilinear motifs

28 ½” Spear Tip 2 Crocodile Boat Prows, Scalping Tool, all from Irina Java and Papua, New Guinea

A Group Of Papua New Guinea Weapons. Comprising spears, spear tips, daggers, club handles, and swords, all wood Longest: 67"

Obsidian Knife and Spears, Admiralty Islands / Papua New Guinea, C.1900. Wood, parinarium putty nut paste, pigment, obsidian. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: Lengths ranging from 10'' (

A Collection Of Fishing Spears. Comprising twenty two multi pronged fishing spears from Papua New Guinea. Reed spears, two with metal tips Longest: 63"

Papua, New Guinea,1941-1955, of wood and cane with various spiked tips, sennit binding, some pigment decoration, 51" to 67" long. Good condition.

2 antique ethnographic Melanesian spears from Papua New Guinea. Bamboo, carved hardwood, woven plant and cloth fiber wrapped hilts, with decorative tribal pyography elements. Hollow cane point spear a

Three Bamboo Hunting Spears, Papua New Guinea. Some decorated with painted or incised designs. Sizes: 1) 58.5'' x .5'' (149 x 1 cm); 2) 63.25'' x .5'' (161 x 1 cm); 3) 59.75'' x .5'' (152 x 1 cm). Not

Collection of 8 Spears, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th/20th century. Provenance: John Friede, New York; most collected on the La Korrigane expedition of 1934-1936. Three with custom metal stands. Lengths

A Decorative Spear from Papua New Guinea. Having dimensions of approximately 51" X 3.5", this piece was collected and cataloged by an American expat living, and working in New Guinea in the mid-1970s.

Totem board, 2 spears and Bracelet, Papua- New-Guinea, middle Sepik territory, around 1890-1900, board with flat carving and remainsancient cold painting, L. approx. 120cm; 2 spears L. approx. 220cm;

Oceania/South Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A rare obsidian-bladed knife with a Paranarium Nut resin handle colored with earthy red, charcoal, and lime pigment. Th

A pair of wood spear points, one wood with carved handle, other, wood, fiber and bark, nice weaving design. 22" & 24 " L

Some incomplete.

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful, hand-carved wooden spear portion with a slender shaft, a grip bound with tightly-wrapped and knotted cord, and a th

wood, bamboo, rattan, dark brown patina, split bamboo cane, the guide is carved in shape of a stylized hornbill, plaited rattan cuffs, slightly dam., abrasion of paint; together with the adze, the spe

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine spear and canoe prow ornament, hand-built from several painted bark panels which are fasten

Papua New Guinea,20th Century Includes eight various multi tribe spears with regular, barbed, and serrated points. Wood, metal,Each approx. 67". From the collection of a Narragansett, Rhode Island est

2 Spears bamboo with incised geometric pattern.  One measure 49 in. long and 49.5 in.  Condition: good

20th C., brought back to United States by American missionaries, 8 spears total The longest: 71"l

Massim Island Arrow Tip Club Late 19th Century, Papua New Guinea Trobiand Islands Wood with fine patination, 29 1/4 x 3 in. Lot Essay: Avid ethnographers, including Nelson Rockefeller, collected Massi

Dimensions: H 9.75" x W 2.25" x D 1.5" Condition: Some cracking to handle. Wear and dirt consistent with outdoor exposure.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA CARVED WOOD, SPEAR THROWER. 69" H. THIS ITEM EXCEEDS SIZE LIMITATIONS FOR IN HOUSE SHIPPING.

DESCRIPTION: Papua New Guinea shield and paddle. Includes: 1) Trobriand Island paddle with stand. Carved with red and black pigments. Mask design to one side. 61-3/4". Losses to tip of paddle. 2) Larg