Monk's axe made of a jadeite disk with two bicone holes thro - Lot 170

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Monk's axe made of a jadeite disk with two bicone holes thro - Lot 170
Monk's axe made of a jadeite disk with two bicone holes through which the blade is attached to the handle (the original attachment remains in its original state under which a wire reinforcement is placed). The handle is covered with a fine network of fibers maintaining the tapa now very worn. Kanak. New Caledonia. Height: 58 cm Visible lacks on the blade. Provenance : Collection of Judge Delvert. Judge in New Caledonia between 1955 and 1968. Given by the chief of Ponenhouen. It had been hidden to escape the missionaries.
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