Ceremonial Axe
Artist/Culture
New Guinea
Dateearly 1900s, with older stone blade
Mediumstone, wood
Dimensions59.7 × 67.3 cm (23 1/2 × 26 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe Helen Slosberg Collection of Oceanic Art in Memory of Her Brother Israel Sagoff
Terms
Object number2004.159
DescriptionSome spattered staining, otherwise good condition.ProvenanceHelen S. Slosberg, Boston, MA; given to the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1961 (cat. no. 1961.23); transferred to the Worcester Art Museum, 2003, accessioned 2004.
On View
Not on view
late 1800s, head probably pre-1500
