FIVE NEW GUINEA STONE ADZE BLADES

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An elegant adze blade of rectangular form, hand-whetted from dark grey basalt. The fascinating implemen

(lot of 3) Stone artifacts from the South Pacific, including a Papua New Guinea stone adze blade, together with an octopus lure made of worked volcanic stone as a weight and lashed with sennit to a se

**Originally Listed At $150** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1940s CE. A handmade cutting tool, known as an adze, featuring a long wooden handle in shades of light brown with a black stone blade prese

A group of five stone axe heads, Western Highlands Province, Papua new Guinea. The group with various stone blades that were used both as tools and as wealth, various colors of the stone and sizes. St

A group of five stone axe heads, Western Highlands Province, Papua new Guinea. The group with various stone blades that were used both as tools and as wealth, various colors of the stone and sizes. St

A group of five stone axe heads, Western Highlands Province, Papua new Guinea. The group with various stone blades that were used both as tools and as wealth, various colors of the stone and sizes. St

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early 20th century CE. A petite adze blade that is hand-carved from mottled pistachio-hued stone with integral gray veins. The trapezoidal tool features a tapered butt e

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Western Papua New Guinea, Lake Setani area, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful pre-contact adze blade, hand-carved from a mottled gray stone with both light and da

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Basin, Iryan Jaya region, ca. 19th century CE. A wood and reed instrument used for shaping wood such as carvings and dugout canoes

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Basin, Iryan Jaya region, ca. 19th century CE. An elegant adze featuring a hand-carved wooden handle and flat stone head wrapped ti

This Lot contains two large and fine stone axe heads, Southern Highlands Province, Papua new Guinea. The two large stone blades that were used both as tools and as wealth, various colors of the stone

Antique Asmat Axe Handle, Papua New Guinea. Carved wood. Original stone blade absent. On stand. Size: 30.5'' x 3.25'' x 2.25'' (77 x 8 x 6 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

A group of six stone axe heads, Western Highlands Province, Papua new Guinea. The group with various stone blades that were used both as tools and as wealth, various colors of the stone and sizes. Sto

Carved Stone Adze, Probably Papua New Guinea. Decorated With Kneeling Figure. Approximately 31.50L x 7.25W x 2.0625D in.

Dimensions: H 12.5" x W 3.25" x D 1.75" Condition: Few chips consistent with age.

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fine example of a wood and stone chopping adze, a tool primarily used for shaping and carving wood. The adz

Neat wood carved and heavily weaved construction with a stone blade. Measures 22 1/4" W x 17" H x 1 1/4" D. Weighs 1.5 lbs. The blade has been repaired, as these are known to have loose construction a

Early Papua New Guinea Adze Tool, raffia, wood, iron, dark carved wood handle with decorative carved feature at base and carved design on shaft with small raffia wrapped crude iron blade. Item shows g

A group of five Papua New Guinea utilitarian objects. 20th century. Papua New Guinea. ++ Mortar and pestle. Mortar: 4" x 6" Pestle: 9." ++ PNG stone mortar and pestle. PNG. 9" diam. ++ Siassi oval sha

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands (Manus Province) 20th century or earlier. Obsidian stone cut blade with bark painted handle constructed of tree nut resin, fibers, and pigment. Symbols of

**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden adze handle of an angled form suited for performing myriad util

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Jiwaka Province, Wahgi people, ca. 19th century CE. A grey-green slate axe set into a wooden cavity that extends outward, mirroring the blade shape at one end, and providing

1 Querbeil und eine Steinbeilklinge Papua-Neuguinea Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Stein. H 22,5 - 51 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Gérald

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Jiwaka Province, Wahgi people, ca. early 20th century CE. A gray-green schist axe set into a wooden cavity that extends outwards, mirroring the blade shape at one elongated