Giokono. Axe-stringer composed of a serpentine disk, pierced - Lot 92

Lot n° 92
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2000 - 2500 EUR
Giokono. Axe-stringer composed of a serpentine disk, pierced - Lot 92
Giokono. Axe-stringer composed of a serpentine disk, pierced and tied on a wooden handle covered with fabric. The stone is held in the fork of the handle by braided fiber ligatures incorporating dogfish fur. The base is made of a folded square shaped tin plate held together by a complex ligature of dogfish hair and coconut fiber decorated all around with small sea snail shells. Some chips to the disc. Length : 64 cm. Dimension of the disc : 25 x 23 cm. Melanesia. New Caledonia. Kanak people.
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