Polynesian Stone Adze

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Polynesian Stone Adze

Time Period: 20th C.

Origin: Polynesia

Materials: Green Stone, Wood Haft, and Wicker

Provenance: Private Collection, UK.

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Oceanic Polynesian Stone Adze

Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Hawaii.

A lovely 20th Century Polynesian Adze, with a large beautiful stone celt of greenstone head bound to the V shape wood haft with wicker.

The heavy stone is removable although it was previously secured by the wicker to the wooden handle.

The haft is carved and stained with abstract motifs/exhibits abstract anthropomorphic symbols in red and blue

It measures about 56cm.

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