Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities Day One - 17th September 2025
Lot 133
A Hermit Islands adze blade
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £381
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Description
A Hermit Islands adze blade
Papua New Guinea
clam shell, inscribed STONE AXE HEAD FOUND BURIED 10 feet... MARON HERMIT ISLANDS 1929,
14.5cm long.
Provenance
Dr Leonard Adam Private Collection (1891 - 1960) Anthropologist and lawyer.