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2332 - Good Kanak Prestige Axe, New Caledonia, with large green stone axe head, on wooden support with woven natural fibre and shell tassels, slight a/f to blade, length 56cm Catalogue Note: This monstrance axe, referred to as o kono (“green skull cracker”), forms part of a well-known type of ceremonial equipment used by the Kanak people. It has a classic shape, with a disc-shaped blade carved from marbled olive-green serpentine, tapering towards its cutting edge. It features two holes to fit the handle, secured with a finely woven rattan ligature on wooden barrell, the overall structure show evidenceof fabric held in place by a ligature that forms a chevron pattern. Provenance; Sotheby's, African, Oceanic, American, Indian and Pre-Columbian Art incl. Collection of Tristan Tzara, London July 8th 1969, Lot 103, then Private Collection Sydney, hence by Decent Similar: Sotheby's, Paris,Lot 20, Feb 26th, 2026
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Good Kanak Prestige Axe, New Caledonia, with large green stone axe head, on wooden support with woven natural fibre and shell tassels, slight a/f to blade, length 56cm Catalogue Note: This monstrance axe, referred to as o kono (“green skull cracker”), forms part of a well-known type of ceremonial equipment used by the Kanak people. It has a classic shape, with a disc-shaped blade carved from marbled olive-green serpentine, tapering towards its cutting edge. It features two holes to fit the handle, secured with a finely woven rattan ligature on wooden barrell, the overall structure show evidenceof fabric held in place by a ligature that forms a chevron pattern. Provenance; Sotheby's, African, Oceanic, American, Indian and Pre-Columbian Art incl. Collection of Tristan Tzara, London July 8th 1969, Lot 103, then Private Collection Sydney, hence by Decent Similar: Sotheby's, Paris,Lot 20, Feb 26th, 2026
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