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LOT 2390
Aboriginal Chert Axe
AUSTRALIA, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 in. (257 grams, 28 cm).
Comprising a split wooden haft with cord bindings, fitted polished stone blade with cord bindings secured with a resinous adhesive. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom New South Wales, Australia.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.27; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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