Trade celt from north Coast Papua great dot pattern - Kapak batu - North coast new-guinea - West Papua (No Reserve Price)
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Trade celt from North Coast Papua, carved from jade stone (nephrite), 18th century, in excellent condition, 24 cm high, 7 cm wide, 4 cm deep, provenance: private collection.
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Gorgeous Bright-Coloured Jade Stone Celt – 18th Century, North Coast of New Guinea (Papua)
A superb ceremonial jade celt from the north coast of New Guinea, dating from the 18th century. Finely shaped and beautifully polished, the piece displays a strikingly bright green hue with natural translucence and smooth, lustrous surfaces — hallmarks of the finest old jade.
Such celts were highly valued prestige items, used in ritual exchange and symbolic ceremonies rather than for practical use. The exceptional craftsmanship and vibrant colour suggest it once belonged to a person of rank or spiritual importance.
Origin: North Coast, New Guinea (Papua)
Material: Jade stone
Date: 18th century
Condition: Excellent patina, minor age wear consistent with use
Packed with care
Sending worldwide
Sold by Koos Knol, ethnographer and anthropologist, dealer of Papua Tribal Art for more than 30 years, expert and author of the book “Papua Blues”, written in Dutch. (Maybe in English next year.) Published end of October 2024
A book about inside stories, a book that deals with the many encounters with special people in West Papua, the impressive experiences that the author has, about special encounters with men and women who tell him about secret things, about ethnographic objects and initiate him into the rituals and ceremonies.
A must have for collectors, ethnographers, ethnologists, anthropologists and museums
Google:Papua Blues Koos Knol
Seller's Story
my wife Paula van den Berg and I, Koos Tuber, both anthropologists, traveling a lot through Papua New Guinea and West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides). We love local tribal arts, we collected thousands and thousands of artifacts, all authentic, sometimes old, sometimes more recently but mainly used objects in local traditional cultures. We are happy to give more detailed information about the artifacts we sell here on Catawiki. Please feel free to contact us.
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Gorgeous Bright-Coloured Jade Stone Celt – 18th Century, North Coast of New Guinea (Papua)
A superb ceremonial jade celt from the north coast of New Guinea, dating from the 18th century. Finely shaped and beautifully polished, the piece displays a strikingly bright green hue with natural translucence and smooth, lustrous surfaces — hallmarks of the finest old jade.
Such celts were highly valued prestige items, used in ritual exchange and symbolic ceremonies rather than for practical use. The exceptional craftsmanship and vibrant colour suggest it once belonged to a person of rank or spiritual importance.
Origin: North Coast, New Guinea (Papua)
Material: Jade stone
Date: 18th century
Condition: Excellent patina, minor age wear consistent with use
Packed with care
Sending worldwide
Sold by Koos Knol, ethnographer and anthropologist, dealer of Papua Tribal Art for more than 30 years, expert and author of the book “Papua Blues”, written in Dutch. (Maybe in English next year.) Published end of October 2024
A book about inside stories, a book that deals with the many encounters with special people in West Papua, the impressive experiences that the author has, about special encounters with men and women who tell him about secret things, about ethnographic objects and initiate him into the rituals and ceremonies.
A must have for collectors, ethnographers, ethnologists, anthropologists and museums
Google:Papua Blues Koos Knol
Seller's Story
my wife Paula van den Berg and I, Koos Tuber, both anthropologists, traveling a lot through Papua New Guinea and West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides). We love local tribal arts, we collected thousands and thousands of artifacts, all authentic, sometimes old, sometimes more recently but mainly used objects in local traditional cultures. We are happy to give more detailed information about the artifacts we sell here on Catawiki. Please feel free to contact us.
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Indigenous object name
Kapak batu
No. of items
1
Ethnic group/ culture
North coast new-guinea
Country of Origin
West Papua
Material
jade stone nephrite
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Excellent condition
Title of artwork
Trade celt from north Coast Papua great dot pattern
Height
24 cm
Width
7 cm
Depth
4 cm
Provenance
Private collection
