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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: ceremonial stone axe (2021g), EF

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:130.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: ceremonial stone axe (2021g), EF
SOLD
220.00USD+ (44.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Sep 16 @ 19:42UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: ceremonial stone axe (2021g), Opitz (2011) p.29 (plate example), ca. 66.5 x 58cm, comprising a greenstone blade affixed to a protruding spade-like wooden butt and curved handle with cloth and a web of rattan, small chip on blade, made by the Endugwa people of Chimbu Province, an example of fine workmanship, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Visit www.traditionalmoney.com for a downloadable copy of Odd & Curious and Traditional Money (Opitz, 2011).