Three Large Old Ceremonial Stone Axe Blades, Torres Strait Islands, traded to Kiwai Island, Fly River Area, PNG 19th Century or earlier [3]

Lot #70 - Three Large Old Ceremonial Stone Axe Blades, Torres Strait Islands, traded to Kiwai Island, Fly River Area, PNG 19th Century or earlier [3]

Auction House:

Theodore Bruce
Sale Name:

The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art - Part III
Sale Date:

22 Sep 2019 ~ 4pm (AEST)
Lot #:

70
Lot Description:

Three Large Old Ceremonial Stone Axe Blades, Torres Strait Islands, traded to Kiwai Island, Fly River Area, PNG 19th Century or earlier [3]
these old ceremonial stones were part of a complex trade relationship between the Torres Strait people & the people of Kiwai Island at the mouth of the fly river near mainland Papua New Guinea.
L 22-27 cm
Provenance:

Provenance: Old Collection New South Wales, late 19th Century
Notes:

These were the subject of a paper: McNiven, Ian. 'Stone axes as grave markers on Kiwai Island, Fly River Delta, Papua New Guinea', Journal of Pacific Archaeology, 2016 vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 74-83
Estimate:

A$800 - 1,200
Realised Price:

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Category:

Tribal

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