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Sepik River Ancestor sculpture Ex Museum of Oddities

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Sepik River Ancestor sculpture Ex Museum of Oddities

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A Carved wooden ancestor effigy with inset cowrie shell eyes, woven rope adornment and an encrusted surface suggesting some age. Sepik river region, Papua New Guinea. Measures 14.75 inches tall. Provenance: Ex Museum of Oddities, Metamora, Indiana.

Condition

Good, weathered

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Sepik River Ancestor sculpture Ex Museum of Oddities

Name: Sepik River Ancestor sculpture Ex Museum of Oddities
SKU: 119276698
Price: 130 USD
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