New Guinea, Highlands, Baliem Valley, tribe: Dani; a stone axe with a beautiful stone blade.
New Guinea, Highlands, Baliem Valley, tribe: Dani; a stone axe with a beautiful stone blade.
A stone axe with an exceptionally beautiful, large, pale green and perfectly cut stone blade. The horizontal blade displays knee-shaft hafting, with a strong, tight wrap made of yellow-brown rattan. Excellent condition, with hardly any damage (a crack on the handle) and good usage patina. First half of the 20th century; L: 57 cm (handle), W: 40 cm (blade and wrap in the upper section). (ME)
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
05.11.2014 - 13:00
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EUR 2,000.- to EUR 3,000.-
New Guinea, Highlands, Baliem Valley, tribe: Dani; a stone axe with a beautiful stone blade.
A stone axe with an exceptionally beautiful, large, pale green and perfectly cut stone blade. The horizontal blade displays knee-shaft hafting, with a strong, tight wrap made of yellow-brown rattan. Excellent condition, with hardly any damage (a crack on the handle) and good usage patina. First half of the 20th century; L: 57 cm (handle), W: 40 cm (blade and wrap in the upper section). (ME)
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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Auction: | Tribal Art |
Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
Date: | 05.11.2014 - 13:00 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 31.10. - 05.11.2014 |