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Ceremonial axe
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Object type
Ceremonial axe
Dimensions
Gewicht: 6,87 kg
Objektmaß: 87 x 39,3 x 14 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Nephrite (mineral), Textile, Hair (flying fox), Coconut shell, Plant fibre , Pigment
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VI 12724

Provenance and sources

when
before 1896
where
Melanesia [Großregion]
New Caledonia [Inselgruppe]

who
Jules-Édouard Moriceau (1846-01-22 - 1902) - Collectors
Museum Umlauff (Hamburg) - Former Possessors

Description
Acquisition from Museum Johann Friedrich Gustav Umlauff 1896

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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