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Ceremonial Axe (gi okono)

Location

NEW CALEDONIA

Culture

Kanak

Title

Ceremonial Axe (gi okono)

Date

Late 19th c.

Materials

Greenstone, wood, beaten bark (tapa), coconut fibre, fruit bat fur

Dimensions

54.6 cm (h.)

Credits

Purchase, William Gilman Cheney Bequest, inv. 1959.Pc.12

Collection

Archeology and World Cultures

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