Axe handle · Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, Massim · ID: 3051276
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Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, AustriaSize
L: 61 cm
L: 24.0 inch
Description
wood, rattan, natural pigments,
Complemented by a blade made of green basalt (“boku”), such axes were presented as a bride price.
Comparing literature
Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, S. 139, ill. 129