adze
human history
hafted shell adze with human faces carved on haft. decorative coconut lashing. Terebra shell blade. NOT illustrated in 'Polynesian Artifacts' but in 'The Art of Melanesia' QEII Arts Council
Accession number: 1950.128 Last Update: 9 Jun 2026
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- Vanuatu
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1950.128
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04 Jul 1950
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31495 (ethnology)
692 (Oldman Collection)
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