New Guinea, Highlands, Baliem Valley, tribe: Dani; An old stone axe with male hafting.
New Guinea, Highlands, Baliem Valley, tribe: Dani; An old stone axe with male hafting.
A large, old axe, with a blade cut from grey-green stone. With vertical male hafting (the blade is socketed into a hole in the handle) at the thick end of the axe shaft made of hard, heavy wood. Glued with black tree resin. From the Dani in the Baliem Valley, in the highlands of New Guinea. In good condition, with noticeable usage patina on both the blade and the shaft (minor original repairs: small tears to the shaft glued with tree resin). L: 70 cm (handle); 36 cm (blade). (ME)
Provenance: Acquired by the consignor directly from the Papua in the Dani village of Tangma, in the New Guinea highlands, Baliem Valley. Austrian private collection.
Esperto: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
05.11.2014 - 13:00
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New Guinea, Highlands, Baliem Valley, tribe: Dani; An old stone axe with male hafting.
A large, old axe, with a blade cut from grey-green stone. With vertical male hafting (the blade is socketed into a hole in the handle) at the thick end of the axe shaft made of hard, heavy wood. Glued with black tree resin. From the Dani in the Baliem Valley, in the highlands of New Guinea. In good condition, with noticeable usage patina on both the blade and the shaft (minor original repairs: small tears to the shaft glued with tree resin). L: 70 cm (handle); 36 cm (blade). (ME)
Provenance: Acquired by the consignor directly from the Papua in the Dani village of Tangma, in the New Guinea highlands, Baliem Valley. Austrian private collection.
Esperto: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Asta: | Tribal Art |
| Tipo d'asta: | Asta in sala |
| Data: | 05.11.2014 - 13:00 |
| Luogo dell'asta: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Esposizione: | 31.10. - 05.11.2014 |