Melanesian Greenstone Ceremonial Axe Blade
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A Melanesian (Cook Islands) greenstone ceremonial axe blade of trapeziod outline, bearing paper label of McAlpine Collection, pre 1880, 27 cm long, 8 cm wide. Provenance: The Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green (M2756), Erasmus & Co
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