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PAPUA NEW GUINEA TURAMA RIVER SHIELD

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From the Turama River, Oceania/Melanesia; a hand carved by stone tools ancestral shield with stylized anthropomorphic features accented with natural white and orange pigments. At least 130 years old, and appraised as $5000 back in the1990's. L:57in(144.8cm)

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA TURAMA RIVER SHIELD

Name: PAPUA NEW GUINEA TURAMA RIVER SHIELD
SKU: 61470102
Price: 2000 USD
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