Ceremonial Axe
52-42-42
From: New Guinea | Western Highlands, New Guinea | Wabag
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 52-42-42 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mae-Enga |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Western Highlands, New Guinea | Wabag |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Stone | Wood | Peel |
| Description | Wooden shaft. Large wooden head flared at end and completely covered with woven split cane of natural and black forming geometric designs. Hard grey stone blade, thin with convex cutting edge; very slightly concave sides contracting to rounded butt. |
| Length | 65 cm |
| Width | 85 cm |
| Credit Line | New Guinea Ethnological Reconnaissance; Ward Goodenough, 1952 |
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