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A Stone Axe Head, Solomon Islands Post European contact, after the 18th century. This finely worked stone axe head from the Solomon Islands features an intricately carved Janus head at the finial depicting two opposing human faces. A large oval hole at the centre of the axe head would have allowed for a wooden haft to be securely slotted or socketed. The cutting edge rounded with various losses. L100 W260 D50mm