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Adze with elegantly curved shaft, Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, Massim, Size: H: 51 cm (H: 20.1 inch), ID: 3051898

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Lot 150

Adze with elegantly curved shaft · Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, Massim · ID: 3051898

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Provenance

Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany

Size

H: 51 cm

H: 20.1 inch

Description

wood, steel, plant fibre, red paint, base

The object Adze with elegantly curved shaft with the object ID 3051898 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 150.

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Comparing literature

Galerie Franck Marcelin, Art Massim, Aix en Provence 2016, p. 223

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