SEPIK RIVER CASSOWARY DAGGERS

 SEPIK RIVER
Bone Dagger 1
13" high
SOLD

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Bone Dagger 2
15.5" high
SOLD

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Bone Dagger 3
15.25" high
$200

 

 SEPIK RIVER
Bone Dagger 4
13.5" high
SOLD

Photographs © Hamill

OCEANIC, Cassowary Bone Daggers

These daggers are made out of a section of the large leg bone from a cassowary, a large flightless bird that lives in New Guinea. The daggers taper to a point at one end. The tops have been overmodelled with clay and embellished with cowrie shells, paint, hair, fiber and feathers.

Despite their appearance, these cassowary bone daggers show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.

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