ASMAT, BONE DAGGER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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Description
20th c.
Cassowary bone and feathers, fiber
Without stand: 15 1/2" x 8" x 6"
Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York
The cassowary, New Guinea's flightless bird, is viewed as the mother of man in New Guinea mythology. At five feet high, it is second in size only to humans on the island. In both mythology and life, the cassowary is a large, dangerous and aggressive creature. Papuans believed that they became more aggressive and powerful when wielding daggers carved of cassowary bones.
References
Newton, Douglas. "Mother Cassowary's Bones: Daggers of the East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea", Metropolitan Museum Journal, vol. 24, 1989
Cassowary bone and feathers, fiber
Without stand: 15 1/2" x 8" x 6"
Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York
The cassowary, New Guinea's flightless bird, is viewed as the mother of man in New Guinea mythology. At five feet high, it is second in size only to humans on the island. In both mythology and life, the cassowary is a large, dangerous and aggressive creature. Papuans believed that they became more aggressive and powerful when wielding daggers carved of cassowary bones.
References
Newton, Douglas. "Mother Cassowary's Bones: Daggers of the East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea", Metropolitan Museum Journal, vol. 24, 1989
Condition
There appears to be an older break to the design element near the tip of the dagger. Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and/or independent consultants and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. ?? ?Please call us at (609) 397-9374 or e-mail info@ragoarts.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.?
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ASMAT, BONE DAGGER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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