Set of three lots composed of : - Axe, Efate Island, Vanuatu Wood and metal H. 90 cm Efate Island axe, Vanuatu H. 34 7/16 in Puzzle transformed into an axe by adding a European iron blade. - Puzzle, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu Wood and vegetal fiber H. 70 cm Ambrym Island mace, Vanuatu H. 27 9/16 in The head is carved with 4 balls and the harness is braided in hibiscus fibre - Food bowl Vanuatu Wood with brown patina L. 50 cm Vanuatu bowl L. 19 11/16 in Provenance : - M. Clech, colonial official in Oceania, killed in 1878 during the Bouloupari canaques insurrection. the set

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