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Old 20th February 2013, 03:27 PM   #4
Tim Simmons
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Its here but did suffer in the shipping. The figure had broken at the feet
Not the end of the world, stuck with PVA. Sadly visible but even museums have a mend it department. The figure with the double hornbill head and the human head all refer to headhunting activities. Unlikely to be a war axe but you could still persuade somebody to give up the will to live. However when viewed with reference to the two links. You can see why I paid high shipping cost, import duties and a customs charge. I must be mad

http://holmes.anthropology.museum/asmat/axefull.html

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http://www.clarku.edu/~jborgatt/sale...ows260-277.pdf
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