EARLY OT DANUM DAYAK STEEL AXE

Unknown Tribe - Santa Cruz Island - Melanesia

Dimensions: Length 17" x Width 8"
B38...EARLY OT DANUM DAYAK STEEL AXE
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An early Ot Danum steel axe, fixed to a rattan shaft with woven rattan strips, the wood handle carved with a simplistic aso dog motif,the piece ajoining the handle and shaft is a finly carved antler plug. Smooth and glossy patina from heavy use. There is a slight hairline crack on the rattan shaft as shown, but this piece is in solid and stable condition. Estimated age is early 19th Century.
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