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MIDDLE SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Pestle carved with an ancestral summit head. Wood with honey patina, marks of use. H. 45 cm.

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MIDDLE SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Pestle carved with an ancestral summit head. Wood with honey patina, marks of use. H. 45 cm.

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