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Ceremonial Axe

Papua New Guinea, Central Highlands Region, 1900-1932

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Ceremonial Axe

Papua New Guinea, Central Highlands Region, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, rattan, bark, 20 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (51.5 x 47 x 5.7 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of R. Bruce Allen, from the Estate of Luther Emory Allen
Object Number 1976.76.5
TThe Baltimore Museum of Art 1976 by gift from R. Bruce Allen from the estate of Luther Emory Allen; R. Bruce Allen; Luther Emory Allen collected between 1942-1945(possibly collected in the Huon gulf);

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