Papua New Guinea

Old Stone Axe or Adze from Papua New Guinea

Old Stone Axe or Adze from Papua New Guinea
Old Stone Axe or Adze from Papua New Guinea
Old Stone Axe or Adze from Papua New Guinea
Old Stone Axe or Adze from Papua New Guinea
Old Stone Axe or Adze from Papua New Guinea
Old Stone Axe or Adze from Papua New Guinea
Old Stone Axe or Adze from Papua New Guinea

Old Stone Axe or Adze from Papua New Guinea

Samo, Bedamini and Gebusi peoples, Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Adzes of this region are characterized by the means of the insertion of the stone blade, which is set between a split upper and lower shaft and tightly bound. Examples such as these are quite rare.

The Axe measures 22 x 13 inches. Field Collected in Papua New Guinea prior to 1980.


Old Stone Axe or Adze from Papua New Guinea