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MOUNT HAGEN, Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
See original version (French)
4
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MOUNT HAGEN, Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
MOUNT HAGEN, Highlands, Papua New Guinea.
A very ancient polished stone axe, a valuable object of inter-tribal trade which could also serve as payment for a blood debt or as a token of a peace agreement.
23.5 x 10 cm.
(minor chips).
Provenance: Private collection in Sologne (inherited).
See original version (French)
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