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