Stone axes of Mount Hagen, New Guinea
LG Vial�- Oceania, 1940 - JSTOR
LG Vial
Oceania, 1940•JSTORIn June 1938 and February 1939 I made patrols from Chimbu Post and saw the axes being
made, and the accompanying photographs were taken then. There are three main types of
stone axes in use in the Wagi and Chimbu valleys-the ceremonial axe, known in the Kaman
language as kenduaubu or di kurugu, depending on the colour of the stone blade; the
ordinary axe for everyday use, called di; and the bride-price axe, called gaima or kundun,
depending on its colour. Gaima or kundun axes are not made in the Jimi, but the other kinds�…
made, and the accompanying photographs were taken then. There are three main types of
stone axes in use in the Wagi and Chimbu valleys-the ceremonial axe, known in the Kaman
language as kenduaubu or di kurugu, depending on the colour of the stone blade; the
ordinary axe for everyday use, called di; and the bride-price axe, called gaima or kundun,
depending on its colour. Gaima or kundun axes are not made in the Jimi, but the other kinds�…
In June 1938 and February 1939 I made patrols from Chimbu Post and saw the axes being made, and the accompanying photographs were taken then. There are three main types of stone axes in use in the Wagi and Chimbu valleys-the ceremonial axe, known in the Kaman language as kenduaubu or di kurugu, depending on the colour of the stone blade; the ordinary axe for everyday use, called di; and the bride-price axe, called gaima or kundun, depending on its colour. Gaima or kundun axes are not made in the Jimi, but the other kinds are. Kenduaubu or di kurugu are the kinds known as" Hagen axes"; they show the best work-manship.
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