Null Betel mortar. Base engraved with geometric motifs. Two back-to-back faces w…

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Betel mortar. Base engraved with geometric motifs. Two back-to-back faces with long nose and large open septum, typical of the region, surmounted by a circular receptacle engraved around the base. Blackened wood. Lower Sepik region. Papua New Guinea. Late period. H. 10.5 cm.

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Betel mortar. Base engraved with geometric motifs. Two back-to-back faces with long nose and large open septum, typical of the region, surmounted by a circular receptacle engraved around the base. Blackened wood. Lower Sepik region. Papua New Guinea. Late period. H. 10.5 cm.

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