Dyak totem? ceremonial spearhead? what is it?

katana · 21st October 2006, 02:04 PM

Not quite an edged weapon ......but ethnographic never the less...but what is it?
The seller describes this as Dyak....it is 18cms high...carved bone in the form of a naked man 'displaying' his genetalia ...with a wooden 'point' (..........on his head

)....the lower section is hollow to accept some sort of shaft....apparently there is some remains of the original wood shaft still there. Is it a totem?....ceremonial spear? ...is it even Dyak?

Has anyone any ideas..
.......(please not too many 'school boy' comments

)

21st October 2006, 02:04 PM	#1
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Old Carved Bone..totem? ceremonial spearhead? what is it? Not quite an edged weapon ......but ethnographic never the less...but what is it? The seller describes this as Dyak....it is 18cms high...carved bone in the form of a naked man 'displaying' his genetalia ...with a wooden 'point' (..........on his head )....the lower section is hollow to accept some sort of shaft....apparently there is some remains of the original wood shaft still there. Is it a totem?....ceremonial spear? ...is it even Dyak? Has anyone any ideas.. .......(please not too many 'school boy' comments ) Attached Images Last edited by katana; 21st October 2006 at 06:45 PM.