Ceremonial Axe
Object type: Axe
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Kanak people
Date: mid to late 19th century
Medium: Greenstone, wood, barkcloth, fiber, flying fox fur
Dimensions: H. 9 5/8 x W. 21 1/2 x D. 1 3/4 in. (24.4 x 54.6 x 4.4 cm)
Classification: Stone-Implements
Geography:     New Caledonia  
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession year: 1979