ADMIRALTY ISLANDS ADZE
MANUS PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
£1,250
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History
Auction: 5 May 2020 at 12:00 BST
Description
obsidian, carved wood and pigment, the obsidian blade secured into the stave with nut resin, the top of the shaft with dual human head finials, painted in red, white and black pigment, only the handle left unadorned
Dimensions
67.5cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Cmdr. Paul Angermann, collected in situ, Manis Island, 1944.
Private collection, United Kingdom