Lot #9025 - Four Stone & Metal Adze & Axe Heads, Kiriwina, PNG, 1964
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Aboriginal & Oceanic Art | August
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Sale Date:11 Aug 2019 ~ 3pm (AEST)
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Lot #:9025
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Lot Description:Four Stone & Metal Adze & Axe Heads, Kiriwina, PNG, 1964
incuding a polished stone adze head from Kiriwina, 1964, two greenstone axe heads "Beku" from Kiriwina & a metal adze head [4]
L 23.5 cm, 12 cm, 26 cm, 9.5 cm -
Provenance:Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, PNG, 1964 & 1965
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Notes:These objects were used in ritual exchange as part of the Kula ring which links the Islands of Samarai, through the Louisade Archipelago &Woodlark Island to the Trobriand Islands, PNG
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Estimate:A$100 - 200
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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