THREE ASMAT HARPOON POINTS - image-1

Lot 223 Dα

THREE ASMAT HARPOON POINTS

Auction 1119 - overview Brussels
24.10.2018, 14:00 - A Sculptor´s Eye
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 868 € (incl. premium)

THREE ASMAT HARPOON POINTS
Western New Guinea

30 to 38 cm. long

Cf. Schneebaum, T., "Asmat Images", Agats, 1985, p.156, fig.d, for a similar harpoon said to be carved from a human shinbone. Such harpoons were tied to bamboo poles and were used to catch large fish.