Wogamush Fighting Dagger

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Wogamush Fighting Dagger

Galerie Meyer-Oceanic Art

Period 19th/20th century.

Origin Melanesia

Medium Cassowary bone

Dimension 37 cm (14⁵/₈ inches)

A very fine decorated fighting dagger. The incised ornementation represents an extreme stylization of the yam plant. The finial is carved to represent a stylized head of an zoomorphic being with protruding eyes. Wogamush, Iwam area, Upper Sepik, PNG, Melanesia. Cassowary bone with a fine patina of age and usage.

Period: 19th/20th century.

Origin: Melanesia

Medium: Cassowary bone

Dimension: 37 cm (14⁵/₈ inches)

Provenance: Ex Dutch colonial collection, the Netherlands. Ex coll. Maurice Stevens, Rotterdam.

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