Null Crocodile bowl from Sepik, Papua New Guinea, decorative vessel in the shape…

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Crocodile bowl from Sepik, Papua New Guinea, decorative vessel in the shape of a crocodile, back as a flat bowl, carved wood, the eyes inlaid with kauri, l 58 cm, minor knocks and somewhat soiled, from an old private collection, collection period between 1950 and 1970. 4428-082

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Crocodile bowl from Sepik, Papua New Guinea, decorative vessel in the shape of a crocodile, back as a flat bowl, carved wood, the eyes inlaid with kauri, l 58 cm, minor knocks and somewhat soiled, from an old private collection, collection period between 1950 and 1970. 4428-082

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