Lot 269

Description

Papua New Guinea, serrated stone mace head, Dark stone club or mace head, slightly oval in form, with a serrated outer edge and central perforation for attachment to a shaft. Approximately 8 × 7 × 3.5cm; weight 295g. An accompanying earlier identification attributes the piece to the Western Highlands or Bayer River area of Papua New Guinea. The object is the stone head only, without its original wooden haft. The regional attribution, cultural identification and age have not been independently verified. Fine, with surface wear, minor irregularities and abrasions to the serrated edges and deposits within the surface recesses. Shaft absent. No statement is made as to the original condition or completeness of the former mounting.

Ex Alan McRae collection.