Papua bone daggers

chregu · 25th September 2011, 02:52 AM

Good evening together
can assign someone to bone daggers tribes? determine age and usage?

many thanks Chregu

M ELEY · 25th September 2011, 11:25 AM

I used to own one just like #1. There was a tribal arts site that I sent pics to who assigned it to the Dani tribe, Sepik River region. They like to use the sennet wrapping, cowry shells, feathers, etc. Mine was circa 1900-20's, early contact period. Most are made from the thigh bone of a cassowary bird (as was mine), the smaller carved types made from a "tree kangaroo"?? and of course, some of the older ones are made from an ancestor's tibia bone (these are now illegal to export out of Irian Jaya). I have heard the females in the tribe would use them to impale cheating husbands, but sources for this info remain sketchy-

Sajen · 25th September 2011, 02:25 PM

Hello Chregu,

I think that the first one is a Asmat dagger, look my example. The two last ones could be from Wosera, but I am not sure.

Regards,

Detlef

chregu · 29th September 2011, 09:45 PM

hello together
Thank you for your help.
So the first could be or Dani Asmat.
the second two: East Sepik Abelam
the fourth, with a bird motif Abelam South Wosera
the last one?
anyone have a different opinion?
greeting

M ELEY · 30th September 2011, 05:12 AM

The Asmat and Dani tribes indeed were living literally back to back in that region, so it makes sense that it (#1) could be either. That being said, the gent that I got the info from long ago has some interesting information on his site that supports that #1 is Asmat. Check it out-

http://www.art-pacific.com/artifacts...s/bneknife.htm

chregu · 30th September 2011, 11:05 PM

Hi M ELEY
I know this site was because of my information.
Thanks anyway.
regards Chregu

25th September 2011, 02:25 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,781	Hello Chregu, I think that the first one is a Asmat dagger, look my example. The two last ones could be from Wosera, but I am not sure. Regards, Detlef Attached Images

25th September 2011, 02:52 AM	#1
chregu Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: switzerland Posts: 298	Papua bone daggers Good evening together can assign someone to bone daggers tribes? determine age and usage? many thanks Chregu Attached Images

25th September 2011, 11:25 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,097	I used to own one just like #1. There was a tribal arts site that I sent pics to who assigned it to the Dani tribe, Sepik River region. They like to use the sennet wrapping, cowry shells, feathers, etc. Mine was circa 1900-20's, early contact period. Most are made from the thigh bone of a cassowary bird (as was mine), the smaller carved types made from a "tree kangaroo"?? and of course, some of the older ones are made from an ancestor's tibia bone (these are now illegal to export out of Irian Jaya). I have heard the females in the tribe would use them to impale cheating husbands, but sources for this info remain sketchy-

29th September 2011, 09:45 PM	#4
chregu Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: switzerland Posts: 298	hello together Thank you for your help. So the first could be or Dani Asmat. the second two: East Sepik Abelam the fourth, with a bird motif Abelam South Wosera the last one? anyone have a different opinion? greeting

30th September 2011, 05:12 AM	#5
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,097	The Asmat and Dani tribes indeed were living literally back to back in that region, so it makes sense that it (#1) could be either. That being said, the gent that I got the info from long ago has some interesting information on his site that supports that #1 is Asmat. Check it out- http://www.art-pacific.com/artifacts...s/bneknife.htm

30th September 2011, 11:05 PM	#6
chregu Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: switzerland Posts: 298	Hi M ELEY I know this site was because of my information. Thanks anyway. regards Chregu