Ceremonial Axe
58-17-81
From: New Guinea | Western Highlands, New Guinea (uncertain) | Mount Hagen (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 58-17-81 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Western Highlands, New Guinea (uncertain) | Mount Hagen (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Stone | Wood | Peel |
| Description | Wooden shaft with pointed end. Head is of carved wood completely covered with split cane in natural and black woven in geometric designs. Head flares at one end to a mace shape; blade inserted at other end held with woven fibers. Blade of hard grey stone, thin, ground; cutting edge is curved; bottom edge of adze is slightly concave, otherwise blade flares evenly from butt. Blade loose. Black designs are in bands. |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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