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Lot no. 24
CENTRAL ASMAT, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Axe symbolising "ainor" magic, with wooden handle and carved black stone.
Decorated in champlevé with curvilinear motifs, stylised symbols of the ancestors and a hornbill head carved at the top.
Length: 80 cm. Width: 18 cm.
Provenance :
-Jacques Cortecero Collection.
-Henk Kouw Collection, 1963.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
African, American and Oceanic Art
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