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One of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin, straddling the borders of Ecuador and Peru. Specifically, this spear / knife came from a remote village along the Pastaza River (a large tributary to the Marañón River) The Maronon River is joined by the Ucayal River…
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- Item Number: W-8111
- Provenance/Origin: Achuar Indians. Pastaza River. Ecuador
- Composition: Chonta palm and fiber
- Dimensions: Spear: 41" long; Knife: 9.5"
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 135.00 USD
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I have seen many spears from this region of New Guinea during my 50 years of collecting but not quite like this one. The intricate wood carving with its design and detail is quite spectacular.
I believe it is carved from Black Palm. Black Palm is…
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- Item Number: O-8462
- Provenance/Origin: PNG. Blackwater. Circa mid-1990s
- Composition: Wood, perhaps Black Palm
- Dimensions: 43" long x 4" at widest
- Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Price: $ 378.00 USD
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Detail: This spear head comes from northern China near the Manchurian border and was used as a military weapon. The shaft is long-gone but the housing for the shaft sits on the lower part of a brass piece connecting it to the esotericstuff.com spear. Rust and corrosion…
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- Item Number: W-6741
- Provenance/Origin: North China. Circa late-1800's to early-1900's
- Composition: Metal and Brass
- Dimensions: 19.5" long x 3.5" at widest
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 135.00 USD
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Detail: This spear / arrow was used to hunt human enemies . . . enemies who might have stolen livestock or crops from another. Used infrequently but ONLY for the purpose of killing a person. The head of the arrow is about 14” long and an inch…
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- Item Number: W-2340
- Provenance/Origin: Nimo Tribe, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Bamboo, sap and vine
- Dimensions: ~ 60" long
- Weight: 5 ounces
- Price: $ 350.00 USD
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Detail: This spear / arrow was used to hunt human enemies. It’s head is made of bone. The original owner is a member of the Nimo Tribe located on the Aria River, a tributary of the May River. Specifically used to hunt HUMANS, but not that…
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- Item Number: W-5189
- Provenance/Origin: Papua New Guinea. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Bone and Bamboo
- Dimensions: 62" long
- Weight: 6 ounces
- Price: $ 185.00 USD
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An old and impossible-to-find artifact. From the Orang Asli tribe in the Taman Negara, one of the oldest rainforests in the world. Most likely early 1900’s. Hole on the blow end has been sealed with a wax or resin. The other end – near the spearhead – is open. The…
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- Item Number: W-4945
- Provenance/Origin: Malaysia, early 1900's
- Composition: Wood and metal
- Dimensions: 73" long; spearhead: 18"
- Weight: 3.5 pounds
- Price: $385.00 USD
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Detail: Brown shield with a 75” spear. Acquired from tribesman in the early 1970’s and brought to the US. Acquired from one of our US agents. Carved in the 1940’s or 1950’s. Gumwood shield. Flat spearhead wrapped with cord to shaft. See other shield / spear sets from Borneo (W-2845).…
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- Item Number: W-5682
- Provenance/Origin: Borneo. 1940's or 1950's
- Composition: Wood and metal
- Dimensions: Shield: 54" long x 12" wide; Spear: 76" long, blade from tip of spear is 9" long.
- Weight: Shield: 6.5 pounds; Spear 2 pounds
- Price: $245.00 USD for set
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Detail: Black shield with a 68” spear. Acquired from tribesman in the early 1970’s and brought to the US. Acquired from one of our US agents. Carved in the 1940’s or 1950’s. Gumwood shield. Spearhead wrapped in decorative metal that looks to be hand stamped designs.
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- Item Number: W-2854
- Provenance/Origin: Borneo. 1940's or 1950's
- Composition: Wood and metal
- Dimensions: Shield: 51" long x 11.5" wide; Spear: 68" long, blade only 8" long.
- Weight: Shield: 4.75 pounds; Spear: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $235.00 USD for set
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Detail: Seven feet in length, this spear comes from a Maasai tribe in Kenya. Hand created by a young Maasai warrior for his rights-of-passage into adulthood. Acquired from a tribesman back in the early 1970’s by our Capetown agent, it was shipped to me in the late 1990’s.
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- Item Number: W-6774
- Provenance/Origin: Kenya Maasai tribesman. Likely used during the 1960's.
- Composition: Metal and wood.
- Dimensions: 85.5" long. Metal spike end: 29.5"; Metal spearhead end: 30.5"
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $140.00 USD
