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Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Sentani Greenstone Celt

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Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Sentani Greenstone Celt

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Description

**First Time At Auction**

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sentani tribe, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved and expertly polished greenstone celt of ritual form that exhibits a conical handle, an expanding midsection, and a sharpened, semicircular blade edge. Scholars believe celts have ceremonial connotations, however unblemished celts like this example were perhaps used in funerary contexts. Size: 8.375" L x 2.5" W x 1.125" H (21.3 cm x 6.4 cm x 2.9 cm)

Provenance: ex-collection of the late Peter Arnovick, San Francisco, California, USA, acquired before 1995

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Condition

Minor nicks and abrasions, otherwise intact and excellent. Great surface smoothness, and blade edge is still relatively sharp.

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Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Sentani Greenstone Celt

Name: Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Sentani Greenstone Celt
SKU: 159115625
Price: 400 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $800 - $1,200

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