Beautiful Kabutowari or helmet breaker/skull buster iron weapon with lovely globular nodules throughout the “blade”
with the blade end still sharpened
purchased from Arte Primitivo
Evidence of carved nature of the bowl across the back
Mantegna was an extremely influential artist
Discoidal Stone Mace or Club Head on Stand Lounge Chairs Beautiful Kabutowari or helmet breaker/skullOriginates from: Papua New Guinea Era: 19th Century, or very much older Dimensions: 6" H x 5" W x 2. 5" D An incredibly stunning discoidal mace or club head, found in Papua New Guineau, Oceania, carved of an beautiful mottled black stone. Although difficult to narrow a time frame as these have been made, and used for thousands of years, this piece dates latest to the 19th century, but likely much, much earlier. Used as a weapon of war, the heavy stone