Lot 195

CEREMONIAL AXE
WESTERN HIGHLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA






African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
£938
Description
carved and polished greenstone, wood and vegetal fibre, the blade affixed with intricate fibre binding around the haft, with distinctive woven fin counterbalance at the rear, a series of decorative fibre loops hang below
Dimensions
61cm across
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom





