Ceremonial Axe
Papua New Guinea
about 1875
Greenstone blade
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, Vermont
54.56.13204
Geography
Place Made: Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
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