Ceremonial Axe
- Artist Culture
- Highlands region artist,
Wahgi Valley artist - Date
- early to mid-20th century
- Material
- Wood, pandanus fiber, binding fiber, bush string, cassowary feathers, and green stone blade
- associated with
- Mount Hagen, Western Highlands province, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
- Classification
- Arms & armor, stone & mineral
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 35 1/4 x 44 7/8 in. (89.5 x 114 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of General L. J. Sverdrup
- Rights
- Contact Us
- Object Number
- 91:1952
Provenance
- 1952
General Leif J. Sverdrup (1898-1976), St. Louis, MO, USA
1952 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by General Leif J. Sverdrup [1]
Notes:
[1] A letter dated March 12, 1952 from Perry T. Rathbone, director of the Cirty Art Museum, to General L. J. Sverdrup acknowledges the gift of this object as part of a larger donation [Director's Office, Donor's Files, Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, March 6, 1952.
General Leif J. Sverdrup (1898-1976), St. Louis, MO, USA
1952 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by General Leif J. Sverdrup [1]
Notes:
[1] A letter dated March 12, 1952 from Perry T. Rathbone, director of the Cirty Art Museum, to General L. J. Sverdrup acknowledges the gift of this object as part of a larger donation [Director's Office, Donor's Files, Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, March 6, 1952.