Lot 145 Dα

Cf. Krieger, M., "Neu-Guinea", Berlin, 1899, p.516, fig.54 for the earliest published example, collected at Potsdamhafen (Bogia, Madang Province) on the north coast of New Guinea and described simply as a carved axe handle. Another is illustrated in "Exotische Kunst im Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum", Cologne, 1967, fig.8.