Ethnographic Art & Textiles

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LOT 360

Lot 360

Group of Five New Hebrides (Vanuatu) Stone Adze Axe Heads together with a stone amulet, Melanesia, 19th/20th century

Group of Five New Hebrides (Vanuatu) Stone Adze Axe Heads together with a stone amulet, Melanesia, 19th/20th century
Lot 360 Details
Group of Five New Hebrides (Vanuatu) Stone Adze Axe Heads together with a stone amulet, Melanesia, 19th/20th century

largest length 4.5 in — 11.4 cm
each with attached note and inventory numbers, small amulet note reads "found on dead man's bed, believed made by evil spirits"

Estimate $150-$250

Realised: $120
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Group of Five New Hebrides (Vanuatu) Stone Adze Axe Heads together with a stone amulet, Melanesia, 19th/20th century
  • Group of Five New Hebrides (Vanuatu) Stone Adze Axe Heads together with a stone amulet, Melanesia, 19th/20th century

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