Zemanek-Münster

Axe "utam"

Papua New Guinea
sold EUR 200
Size
L: 56 cm
L: 10,5 cm (Steinklinge)
L: 22.0 inch
L: 4.1 inch (Steinklinge)

Description

slightly curved handle, wedge-shaped base for insertion of the greenish blade, fixed by rotan strings, old collection label on the handle: “Steinbeil zur Holzbearbeitung von Nord-Neuguinea”, slightly dam., cracks, paint rubbed off, minor missing parts, dam. (blade edge)


Comparing literature

Aumann, Georg, Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Neu Guinea, Coburg 1986, p. 148 f.

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