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Ceremonial Axe
New Caledonia
19th century
Object Place: New Caledonia, French Polynesia
Medium/Technique
Nephrite, wood, fiber, trade cloth, seeds
Dimensions
Overall: 52.1 x 19.1 cm (20 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Eric and Esther Fortess in memory of Leo and Lillian Fortess
Accession Number2016.394
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania
ClassificationsCeremonial artifacts
ProvenanceAbout 1960s/1970s, sold by Entwistle Gallery, London, to Robert and Mieko Browne, Honolulu, HI; about 1970s, sold by Robert and Mieko Browne to Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA; about 1970s, given by Hurst Gallery to Eric Fortess, Newton, MA; 2016, gift of Eric and Esther Fortess to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)