Papua New Guinea Adzes and Billum
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Three Papua New Guinea adzes. Cane bound stone cutters, two straight, one oblique. Utility pieces, much use patination. Also, large utilitity billum used for yam carrying. Length 51 cm (longest)
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- Patination / Patina - In broad terms, patination refers to the exterior surface appearance of the timber, the effect of fading caused by exposure to sunlight and air over the course of a century or more, changing the piece to a soft, mellow colour.
As patina is very difficult to replicate, it is one of the most important guides to determining the age of furniture.
Patina is also the term applied to the bloom or film found on old bronzes due to oxidisation.
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