SOLD: New Caledonia Kanak Axe with Jade Blade
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SOLD: New Caledonia Kanak Axe with Jade Blade
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Kanak people
Nephrite jade head 200-300 years old, handle early 20th century
Nephrite jade, tapa, wood, natural fibers
22.5 x 7.25 x in. / 57 x 18 cm
Height on custom display stand: 23.75 in. / 60 cm
Ex. Michael Hamson, Ex. John Scott Collection, Manhattan Beach, California
These axes were prestige objects. The jade stones are handed down as valuable heirlooms and are believed to carry mana/power. The wood handle is wrapped in tapa cloth and meticulously bound with bush string. Originally, the handle had a wrapped half coconut at the base. Small losses to tapa.
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