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Huon Gulf / Tami Islands Feast Ladle Ex John Edler Coll

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Huon Gulf / Tami Islands Feast Ladle Ex John Edler Coll

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A very nice older feast spoon from the Huon Gulf/Tami Islands, Papua New Guinea. The long wooden ladle features a finely carved ancestor head and well handled surface. The feast ladle measures 34 x 4.75 inches. Provenance: Field collected by John C. Edler in the late 1970's in the Huon gulf region. * There is no stand included, the ladle was only leaned against a stand for photography purposes.

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Huon Gulf / Tami Islands Feast Ladle Ex John Edler Coll

Name: Huon Gulf / Tami Islands Feast Ladle Ex John Edler Coll
SKU: 80385157
Price: 55 USD
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