Middle Sepik dagger.

VANDOO · 16th January 2015, 05:37 AM

HERE IS SOMETHING THAT SOLD RECENTLY ON EBAY. IT HAS A WOOD BLADE AND A VERTEBRAE OF SOME SORT ATTACHED TO THE TOP WITH FIBER. I SUSPECT IT IS RECENT MADE AND MAY OR MAY NOT BE A TRUE ETHNOGRAPHIC DAGGER. IT CERTAINLY DOESN'T QUALIFY AS A BONE DAGGER IN MY BOOK BUT GOOD FOR REFRENCE.
13.5 INCH LONG WOOD BLADE BONE VERTEBRAE POMMEL. SAID TO BE FROM THE CASSOWARY BUT WHO KNOWS?

VANDOO · 24th January 2015, 03:04 AM

A FEW MORE NEW GUINEA BONE ITEMS.
#1. & #2. EAST SEPIK, ARAPESH AREA TOOL USED AT YAM FEASTS, 8 IN. LONG
. #3. & #4. ASMAT BEFORE 1950, 14.5 IN. LONG
#5 THRU #7 ABELAM, PNG BEFORE 1950, 10.5 IN. LONG

VANDOO · 11th March 2015, 05:38 AM

A FEW MORE EXAMPLES
#1. & #2. SHORT DAGGER 17 CM. LONG, KUBALIA AREA NEW GUINEA
#3. #4, & #5. WESTERN SEPIK, PRE-CONTACT 28 CM. LONG. POSSIBLY MADE FROM HUMAN BONE I WOULD GUESS UPPER ARM BONE (HUMERUS)
#6. TWO EXAMPLES FROM THE BUDAPEST MUSEUM CATALOG.

VANDOO · 18th April 2015, 04:44 AM

#1. & #2. CROCODILE JAW DAGGER 18.5 INCHES LONG
#3. ABELAM, 32.5 CM. LONG
#4, #5, & #6. ABELAM 39 CM. LONG
#7. 40 CM. LONG BOKIN BONE DAGGER

VANDOO · 12th May 2015, 09:18 PM

#1. 19 CM. ABELAM BONE DAGGER
#2. 25 CM. ABELAM BONE DAGGER
#3. 11 IN., 28CM. l. AZMAT BONE DAGGER
#4. 47 CM./ 18.5 INCHES AZMAT CROCODILE JAW DAGGER
#5. 38 CM. AZMAT DAGGER
#6. 40 CM. AZMAT DAGGER
#7. WOSERA BONE DAGGER, 30 CM.
#8 & #9. AITAPE BONE DAGGER, 31 CM.
#10, #11, & #12. 35 CM. BONE DAGGER MIDDLE SEPIK.

VANDOO · 23rd July 2015, 05:02 AM

A FEW MORE EXAMPLES RECENT AND VINTAGE.
#1. AZMAT 12.5 INCHES LONG TRADITIONAL GRIP
#2., #3 & #4. RECENT ITEM WITH CASSOWARY BONE, CLAWS AND FEATHERS.
#5 & #6. RECENT CASSOWARY BONE DAGGER WITH SHEITH.
#7. THREE IATMUAL PAY BACK DAGGERS.
#8. 36 CM. LONG PNG
#9, #10 & #11. 44CM. OR 17.5 INCH CROCODILE DAGGER AZMAT PAPUA APPEARS TO BE MORE RECENT THAN SOME.

VANDOO · 22nd January 2016, 10:00 PM

TWO MORE VARIATIONS OF NEW GUINEA BONE DAGGERS ONE 15.5 IN AND ONE 8 INCHES LONG. THE LONGER ONE COULD BE A LIME STICK.

16th January 2015, 05:37 AM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	HERE IS SOMETHING THAT SOLD RECENTLY ON EBAY. IT HAS A WOOD BLADE AND A VERTEBRAE OF SOME SORT ATTACHED TO THE TOP WITH FIBER. I SUSPECT IT IS RECENT MADE AND MAY OR MAY NOT BE A TRUE ETHNOGRAPHIC DAGGER. IT CERTAINLY DOESN'T QUALIFY AS A BONE DAGGER IN MY BOOK BUT GOOD FOR REFRENCE. 13.5 INCH LONG WOOD BLADE BONE VERTEBRAE POMMEL. SAID TO BE FROM THE CASSOWARY BUT WHO KNOWS? Attached Images

24th January 2015, 03:04 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A FEW MORE NEW GUINEA BONE ITEMS. #1. & #2. EAST SEPIK, ARAPESH AREA TOOL USED AT YAM FEASTS, 8 IN. LONG . #3. & #4. ASMAT BEFORE 1950, 14.5 IN. LONG #5 THRU #7 ABELAM, PNG BEFORE 1950, 10.5 IN. LONG Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 24th January 2015 at 03:18 AM.

11th March 2015, 05:38 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A FEW MORE EXAMPLES #1. & #2. SHORT DAGGER 17 CM. LONG, KUBALIA AREA NEW GUINEA #3. #4, & #5. WESTERN SEPIK, PRE-CONTACT 28 CM. LONG. POSSIBLY MADE FROM HUMAN BONE I WOULD GUESS UPPER ARM BONE (HUMERUS) #6. TWO EXAMPLES FROM THE BUDAPEST MUSEUM CATALOG. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 11th March 2015 at 06:06 AM.

18th April 2015, 04:44 AM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1. & #2. CROCODILE JAW DAGGER 18.5 INCHES LONG #3. ABELAM, 32.5 CM. LONG #4, #5, & #6. ABELAM 39 CM. LONG #7. 40 CM. LONG BOKIN BONE DAGGER Attached Images

12th May 2015, 09:18 PM	#5
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	#1. 19 CM. ABELAM BONE DAGGER #2. 25 CM. ABELAM BONE DAGGER #3. 11 IN., 28CM. l. AZMAT BONE DAGGER #4. 47 CM./ 18.5 INCHES AZMAT CROCODILE JAW DAGGER #5. 38 CM. AZMAT DAGGER #6. 40 CM. AZMAT DAGGER #7. WOSERA BONE DAGGER, 30 CM. #8 & #9. AITAPE BONE DAGGER, 31 CM. #10, #11, & #12. 35 CM. BONE DAGGER MIDDLE SEPIK. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 12th May 2015 at 09:47 PM.

23rd July 2015, 05:02 AM	#6
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A FEW MORE EXAMPLES RECENT AND VINTAGE. #1. AZMAT 12.5 INCHES LONG TRADITIONAL GRIP #2., #3 & #4. RECENT ITEM WITH CASSOWARY BONE, CLAWS AND FEATHERS. #5 & #6. RECENT CASSOWARY BONE DAGGER WITH SHEITH. #7. THREE IATMUAL PAY BACK DAGGERS. #8. 36 CM. LONG PNG #9, #10 & #11. 44CM. OR 17.5 INCH CROCODILE DAGGER AZMAT PAPUA APPEARS TO BE MORE RECENT THAN SOME. Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 23rd July 2015 at 05:31 AM.

22nd January 2016, 10:00 PM	#7
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	TWO MORE VARIATIONS OF NEW GUINEA BONE DAGGERS ONE 15.5 IN AND ONE 8 INCHES LONG. THE LONGER ONE COULD BE A LIME STICK. Attached Images