Kanak Spear Element with Mask

Kanak Spear Element with Mask, New Caledonia, 19th century, cut from a war spear, the slender wood shaft with a carved mask, framed on either end by decorative engraved devices, dark, encrusted patina, on a custom base, lg. 9 in.

Provenance: The Abraham and Paula Rosman collection, New York City; Sotheby's, New York, May 4, 1995, Lot 133; James Tyler, Washington, DC.
Estimate $1,500-2,000

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