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Janus-headed ritual implement - Papua New Guinea -

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Janus-headed ritual implement - Papua New Guinea -

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wood, dark brown patina, stool-like base with four angle-shaped legs, supporting a janus head with shell eyes and cap-like headgear; additional: three plugs of different size, two of them carved with human figures, one with mask face in characteristic beak style, grained wood, kaolin and red ochre in some areas
H: 25 cm; L: 43, 30, 21 cm
Provenance:
Georg Aumann, Coburg, Germany
Continent: Oceania

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Janus-headed ritual implement - Papua New Guinea -

Name: Janus-headed ritual implement - Papua New Guinea -
SKU: 28924128
Price: 100 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €100 - €450

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