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A Huge Kwoma House Carving Collected 1978 by John Edler

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A Huge Kwoma House Carving Collected 1978 by John Edler

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This is a very large Kwoma Washkuk Ceremonial house carving of a female ancestor, Bangwis village, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Field collected in 1978 by John C. Edler in Bangwis from the Bangwis Men's house. The sculpture measures 55 inches tall x 13 inches wide.

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fair, weathered

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A Huge Kwoma House Carving Collected 1978 by John Edler

Name: A Huge Kwoma House Carving Collected 1978 by John Edler
SKU: 88039245
Price: 320 USD
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