19th C. Filipino Igorot Spear (Falfeg) - 84.5"L
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Description
**Originally Listed At $900**
Southeast Asia, Philippine, Igorot, ca. 19th century CE. A shafted weapon, this is a tall spear with a fine cast iron blade with a bamboo pole attached to the socket. The head has a broad petaloid blade with a tapered tip and the socketed end is hafted onto the lengthy wood shaft, and woven rattan rings and braided vegetal cords adorn the iron socketing neck and top of the pole. The opposite pommel end of the handle is capped by a sheet iron folded into a tubular shape and may have served as a secondary spike or to reinforce the pole when resting upright. Size: 84.5" L x 1.5" W (214.6 cm x 3.8 cm); 86.5" H (219.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-J.P. Richardson collection, Massachusetts, USA
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#113491
Southeast Asia, Philippine, Igorot, ca. 19th century CE. A shafted weapon, this is a tall spear with a fine cast iron blade with a bamboo pole attached to the socket. The head has a broad petaloid blade with a tapered tip and the socketed end is hafted onto the lengthy wood shaft, and woven rattan rings and braided vegetal cords adorn the iron socketing neck and top of the pole. The opposite pommel end of the handle is capped by a sheet iron folded into a tubular shape and may have served as a secondary spike or to reinforce the pole when resting upright. Size: 84.5" L x 1.5" W (214.6 cm x 3.8 cm); 86.5" H (219.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-J.P. Richardson collection, Massachusetts, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#113491
Condition
Very little wear; intact and very good. Great patina on the wood.
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19th C. Filipino Igorot Spear (Falfeg) - 84.5"L
Estimate $600 - $900
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