A Superb Collection of Old New Guinea Stone Axes from different areas of Papua New Guinea (sizes 26cm – 38cm) 19th Century or much older

A Superb Collection of Old New Guinea Stone Axes from different areas of Papua New Guinea (sizes 26cm – 38cm) 19th Century or much older

This collection of old Stone Axe Heads was selected solely for the beautiful shapes and colours of the stone. All are old and could be even hundreds of years old. These are my favourite Stone Axes collected over 40 years. Displayed together they look like modern sculptures by Brancusi.
Stone Axes are the most important human technology that allowed people to build houses & gardens. They were made by specialists in areas with good stone around. They are shaped by hand using friction. The stones were made in elegant forms and were highly valued traded long distances.
I have information about almost every stone; the ones on either end are rare Ceremonial Stones made in the Torres Strait & traded to the people on Kiwai Island where they were used a grave & ceremonial maker.

The large beautiful Stone Axe in the middle is a deep green colour and is from the Western Highlands Province Papua New Guinea Size 38cm x 15cmNext right of the middle is the finest Wealth

Axe from the Massim Culture, Milne Bay Province Papua New Guinea Size 25.5cm x 13.5cm

The two Ancient Stone Axe, East Sepik Province Papua New Guinea Size 35cm x 9cm

A Large Stone Axe Western Highlands Province Papua New Guinea Size 33.5cm x 19cm

Provenance: The Todd Barlin Private Collection of New Guinea Oceanic Art.

See my new EXHIBITIONS GALLERY  showing the Museums and Art Galleries Exhibitions that I provided artworks for over the past 40 years. There is the link to the article about my artworks published in the prestigious Louvre Magazine in 1996

I have artwork for Museums and art Galleries but also for collectors at every stage of their collecting. I want to encourage people to explore the fine art of New Guinea & West Papua and the Pacific Islands and to be able to see and touch the artworks in a relaxed and friendly manner in my Sydney Gallery. I would like to invite you to visit my gallery and see the artworks in person and also look at my website www.oceanicartsaustralia.com where there are many Galleries & Sub Galleries to explore.

My Gallery of nearly 40 years is the last physical gallery in Sydney that specializes in New Guinea and Oceanic Art.  Sydney is very close to New Guinea & the Pacific Islands where all of these amazing artworks came from, Australia’s closest neighbors.

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