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Superb early Bougainville ceremonial Stone-Headed axe, Solomon…
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Sydney
Date:
18-Apr-2021
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Description:
Superb early Bougainville ceremonial Stone-Headed axe, Solomon Islands. Finely shaped double-ended stone head, lashed with woven sennit to a twisted cane handle. Carved stone with cane and natural fibre. Provenance: old Collection number 332. Acquired in 1978, by descent. Ex Collection Arte Primitivo, Barcelona, Spain. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 39 x 30.5 cm
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Category:
Unclassified