Melanesian Spear, Admiralty Islands, obsidian poin

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'' (

100% of the Buyer's Premium of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Ad

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands (Manus Province) 20th century or earlier. Obsidian stone cut blade with bark painted handle constructed of tree nut resin, fibers, and pigment. Symbols of

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

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

with Obsidian blade and undecorated Putty Nut, Parinarium laurinum handle, length 27.5cm

A Melanesian Solomon Island carved barbed spear having twenty barbs and woven checker pattern cane wrapped handle on haft.

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty / Bismarck Archipelago, Manus Island, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare obsidian-bladed knife (known locally as a gudom

The 18th/19th century carved wood feast bowl attributed to the Melansian People of Admiralty Island, Papua, New Guinea the bird form with pronounced head and openwork 'wing' handles, raised on four in

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden adze handle of an angled form suited for performing myriad util

A group of four Melanesian wooden spears. 20th century. ++ A wooden Melanesian spear. 1/2" x 67" x 3/4". ++ Three Papua New Guinean wooden spears. Largest: 7/8" x 71" x 1". Smallest: 3/4" x 56 3/8" x

(1895 – 1986) American general, commander 1st Cavalry Division. He was chosen to lead the assault on the Admiralty Islands in February 1944. Approaching Manila, he liberated 3,700 internees at

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

Sculpted basalt. Admiralty Island. 16x12cm. Provenance : former collection Francis Mazières, Paris, acquired from Alain Bovis, Paris.

The flat diamond form blade with finely carved raised midline above a crosshatch and ring decorated double collar comprised of two concave diamond form bands with protuberances. H: 120.5 in., W: 3.5 i

Savage Islands spear/club with design at base. Measures 87.25" long total

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful ensemble of 8 spear tips that are hand-knapped from opaque black obsidian that exhibits a fantastic luster. Each spear tip featur

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Two beautiful stone spear points created from gorgeous specimens of mahogany obsidian (volcanic glass with iron inclusions). The blades are w

Native American, Northwestern United States, likely Oregon, Columbia River Region, Chinookan peoples, ca. 9th to 19th century CE. This a large piece of obsidian hand knapped into a lengthy spear head

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A huge and gorgeous mottled red-brown and black stone spear point created from a gorgeous chunk of mahogany obsidian (volcanic glass with iro

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine trio of spear tips that are hand-knapped from slender fragments of jet-black obsidian. Each tool features a stocky body with a gently

Pre-Columbian Mayan Style Obsidian Spear from Mexico, ca. 600-900 CE. 14" in length.

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pretty spearhead that was hand-knapped from a mahogany obsidian stone with russet red/orange hues and mottled black inclusions. The spearhe

11 3/4" Obsidian Spear. Mahogany Obsidian. Chip on one end, exquisite flaking. Ex-Tom Davis, W. O'Leary collections