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Group of nine spears
Australien

two spears, Tiwi group of Melville Island, Northern Territory, l: 132 cm, light wood, with flattened head, the contours toothed or dissolved in barbs, both ornamentally painted; two- or three-pronged fishing spears, two pieces, bamboo, iron, l: 116 cm; one spear with shaft and bamboo tip, L: 125 cm; additional: three spears with elaborate carved tips, l: 143 cm, decorated with kuskus fur and cuffs of yellow orchid bast, Admirality Island (?); one spear, Papua-Neuguinea, l: 137 cm
(4991/008)

Lit.:
Carrick, John (ed.), Art of the first Australians, Ausst.kat., Camperdown o.J., p. 12

Group of nine spears
Australien

two spears, Tiwi group of Melville Island, Northern Territory, l: 132 cm, light wood, with flattened head, the contours toothed or dissolved in barbs, both ornamentally painted; two- or three-pronged fishing spears, two pieces, bamboo, iron, l: 116 cm; one spear with shaft and bamboo tip, L: 125 cm; additional: three spears with elaborate carved tips, l: 143 cm, decorated with kuskus fur and cuffs of yellow orchid bast, Admirality Island (?); one spear, Papua-Neuguinea, l: 137 cm
(4991/008)

Lit.:
Carrick, John (ed.), Art of the first Australians, Ausst.kat., Camperdown o.J., p. 12