Ceremonial adze
Cook Islands - Mangaia Island
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Hellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)Size
L: 66,5 cm
L: 26.2 inch
Description
wood, greywacke, coconut fibre cord (sennit),
Fine adze with elaborate incised decor covering the entire handle. The mace head artfully wrapped with particularly finely coir binding.