UNIQUE ASMAT PEOPLE CANNIBAL STONE AXE VERY OLD PAPUA (NEW GUINEA)

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UNIQUE ASMAT PEOPLE CANNIBAL STONE AXE VERY OLD PAPUA (NEW GUINEA):
$195.00

Unique Cannibal Stone Axe Asmat People Papau (New Guinea) Very Old

This is a unique very Old Stone Axe from the Asmat People Cannibal Tribe of new Guinea. I bought this, and one other that I have also listed on , about 35 years ago and just found them unpacking some boxes. The tags are the ones that were on when I bought them. The price is the price Ipaidback then. The person I bought them said that they came from the Asmat people who practicedcannibalism, possibly until the 1940s or 1950s.I was also advised that this was awell defined Axe with patina. The Axe was probably used in the 1800s or early 1900s,The Axe may have been used as a war hammer against battles with other tribes and as a tool for other things such as cutting trees,cuttingvines, and
cutting & breaking open food items.I will start this sale off at the actual price I paid 35 years ago.The following information about the Asmat people is courtesy of wikipedia.org:
History[edit]

Until the 1950s, their remote and harsh location isolated the Asmat from other peoples. It was not until the mid-20th century that they came into regular contact with outsiders. The Asmat were documentedheadhuntersandcannibals, and as a consequence were left largely undisturbed until the mid-20th century.

Asmat on theLorentz River, photographed during the third South New Guinea expedition in 1912-13.

The first apparent sighting of the Asmat people by explorers was from the deck of a ship led by a Dutch trader,Jan Carstenszin the year 1623.Captain James Cookand his crew were the first to actually land in Asmat on September 3, 1770 (near what is now the village ofPirimapun). According to the journals of Captain Cook, a small party from theHM Bark Endeavourencountered a group of Asmat warriors; sensing a threat, the explorers quickly retreated.

In 1826, another Dutch explorer, Kolff, anchored in approximately the same area as that visited by Cook. When the Asmat warriors again frightened the visitors with loud noises and bursts of white powder, Kolff\'s crew also rapidly withdrew. TheDutch, who gained sovereignty over the western half of the island in 1793, did not begin exploring the region until the early 1900s, when they established a government post inMeraukein the southeast corner of the territory.

From there, several exploratory excursions with the goal of reaching the central mountain range passed through the Asmat area and gathered small numbers of zoological specimens and artifacts. These artifacts were taken to Europe where they generated much interest, and probably influenced modernist andsurrealistWestern artists such asHenri Matisse,Marc ChagallandPablo Picasso.

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You will receive the actual hammerstone pictured. It will be carefully wrapped and shipped Priority Mail in a USPS Hard Box for Fast Safe Arrival.

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