Axe "utam" · Papua New Guinea · ID: 3033745
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)
The object Axe “utam” with the object ID 3033745 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 44 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Aumann, Georg, Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Neu Guinea, Coburg 1986, p. 148 f.