Unknown
(Papua New Guinea)
- Title
- Presentation axe
- Other titles:
- Ceremonial axe
- Place of origin
-
Mount Hagen →
Western Highlands Province →
Papua New Guinea
- Cultural origin
- Wahgi people
- Year
- collected 1940
- Media categories
- Ceremonial object, Arms & armour
- Materials used
- grey slate, wood handle, fine weaving in bamboo
- Dimensions
-
48.3cm handle; 61.0cm across top of axe; 25.4cm slate blade length:
0 - Whole; 48.3cm (19"); handle length
0 - Whole; 61cm (24"); across top of axe
0 - Whole; 25.4cm (10"); slate blade
- Credit
- Gift of Stan Moriarty 1978
- Accession number
- 311.1978
- Location
- Not on display
- Bibliography (1)
-
Tony Tuckson (Egypt; England; Australia, b.1921, d.1973) (Author), Aboriginal and Melanesian art, Domain, 1973. cat.no. H150
