Papua New Guinea (No reserve price)

Five wooden adzes from Papua New Guinea dating to the mid-20th century, four from the Asmat area with typical motifs and a head figure and a hornbill associated with headhunting, and one from the Dani Highlands with a striped shaft; the shaft with a stone axe comes from Koos Knol’s collection, the other four were collected by Jac Hoogerbrugge in the 1960s; provenance private collection; dimensions 78 cm high, 20 cm wide, 8 cm deep; in good condition and original.