Axe "utam" · Papua New Guinea · ID: 3038835
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Provenance
German Colonial Collection (before 1914)Size
H: 57,5 cm
H: 22.6 inch
Description
the shaft reflecting the natural form of the branch, a wedge-shaped base for insertion of the blade attached with rotan, blade of blackish green stone, fixed with plant fibre, min. dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage and abrasion
Comparing literature
Aumann, Georg, Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Neu Guinea, Coburg 1986, p. 148 f.