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Ceremonial axe (hache-ostensoir). Melanesia, New Caledonia, Kanaka people. The blade is a highlkt valuable object linked to exchanges between chiefdoms. It was held by orators during their public speeches; it was also used during magic rituals magies to invoke rain.. Wood, plant fibers, green polished jadeite, hair of red bats, 57,3 x 21,7 x 16 cm, 1657 g. Inv. 71.1946.0.51 X. Photo: Patrick Gries.
Location
Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac/Paris/France
Unique Identifier
ART518959
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Public
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4080px × 5440px
Photo Credit
© musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
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Hatchet
Jade
Kanaka People