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2277 - Abelam Karahut Ornament, Maprik Area, Papua New Guinea, of stylised human form, constructed from woven vegetable-fibre string, the body stuffed to retain its shape, pair of pig tusks projecting from the head, with rows of cut nassa shells outlining the headdress and nose and covering much of the front of the body, headdress decorated with blue pigment, the face in red and blue with a red nose and yellow ears, legs pigmented red and outlined with nassa shells, with a tuft of feathers suspended between the legs, 40cm x 13cm Provenance: Kevin Trueman Collection, Brisbane, Australia
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Abelam Karahut Ornament, Maprik Area, Papua New Guinea, of stylised human form, constructed from woven vegetable-fibre string, the body stuffed to retain its shape, pair of pig tusks projecting from the head, with rows of cut nassa shells outlining the headdress and nose and covering much of the front of the body, headdress decorated with blue pigment, the face in red and blue with a red nose and yellow ears, legs pigmented red and outlined with nassa shells, with a tuft of feathers suspended between the legs, 40cm x 13cm Provenance: Kevin Trueman Collection, Brisbane, Australia
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