Club Head, ca. 1500 B.C.– ?A.D. 1600, Papua New Guinea, Highlands, Komun River, Highlands, Mt. Hagen region, Stone, W. 1 7/8 x L. 3 1/8 in. (4.8 x 7.9 cm), Stone-Sculpture, The earliest known works of Oceanic sculpture are a series of ancient stone figures unearthed in various locations on the island of New Guinea, primarily in the mountainous highlands of the interior. To date, no examples have been excavated from a secure archaeological context.
Club Head, ca. 1500 B.C.– ?A.D. 1600, Papua New Guinea, Highlands, Komun River, Highlands, Mt. Hagen region, Stone, W. 1 7/8 x L. 3 1/8 in. (4.8 x 7.9 cm), Stone-Sculpture, The earliest known works of Oceanic sculpture are a series of ancient stone figures unearthed in various locations on the island of New Guinea, primarily in the mountainous highlands of the interior. To date, no examples have been excavated from a secure archaeological context