About the Artwork
Spear
19th century
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Oceanian
Melanesian
Carved wood, obsidian and beads
Overall: 52 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 1/8 inches (133 × 6 × 2.9 cm)
Arms and Armor
Oceanic Art
City of Detroit Purchase
26.371
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
(Fritz Gurlitt)
1926-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Melanesian, Oceanian, Spear, 19th century, carved wood, obsidian and beads. Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 26.371.
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