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An extremly rare and large Master-Carvers axe. The shell blade is set into a spurred wood sleeve and retained with fiber binding. The sleeve fits into a slot in the upper, spurred section of the handle. Matty Island (Wuvulu), PNG, Para-Micronesia. Giant clam shell (tridacnea giga), wood, & rattan (consolidation with three nails). 74 x 42 x 5 cm. 19th century. Ex coll.: Lorenze Eckert, N° inv. 163, with pencil inscription in German on blade « …Matty Ins… “.
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