Description
KANAK, New Caledonia. Wood, bark bast (tapa), vegetable fibers, stone. Rare and very old axe with a long wooden handle of circular section entirely covered with tapa tied with vegetable fibers and the stone blade fitted at its end. XIXth century. Length : 55 cm. Expert : NJIENSI Christian Hervé
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KANAK, New Caledonia. Wood, bark bast (tapa), vegetable fibers, stone. Rare and very old axe with a long wooden handle of circular section entirely covered with tapa tied with vegetable fibers and the stone blade fitted at its end. XIXth century. Length : 55 cm. Expert : NJIENSI Christian Hervé