Figurally carved handle

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Description

wood, grass fibre, base

As in all of the world’s cultures, artists prefer to work with beautiful tools. The present handle (possibly of a chisel) is carved with a standing male ancestor figure, which is very elaborate and finely worked.

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Comparing literature

Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, p. 74, ill. 54

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