Bidspirit auction | Rare Carved Atlatl, Spear Thrower

Rare Carved Atlatl, Spear Thrower - Wombun Village, Chambri Lakes region of Papua New Guinea. Carved wood Atlatl carved in various elements of wood and bound with rattan bamboo and decorated with an ornately carved crocodile handle. Size 34 1/4” L ex-Ruth and Marc Franklin, San Francisco Condition: As-is condition with soiling and patina, minor losses to rattan, rattan is loose in sections.