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A Papua New Guinean pig killing spear

Estimate $120 - $250

Realised: $110 plus premium

Lot Details

with carved barbed tip surmounting a carved face. L.1660mm. Provenance: Purchased from Jonathan Saussehrd, reputedly collected by Robert Thelning, c.1972-76, who worked with the Kiaps (bush administrators for the Department of District Administration) and later the World Health Organisation (WHO). The Jorgen Lotz Collection.

A Papua New Guinean pig killing spear Image 1++
A Papua New Guinean pig killing spear Image 1++
A Papua New Guinean pig killing spear Image 1++