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VALOIR POUSSE-CORNET Maison de ventes
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RORO ISLANDS, Yule District, Central Province, Papua New Gui…
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210
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RORO ISLANDS, Yule District, Central Province, Papua New Gui…
See original version (French)
Estimate €60 - €80
Voluntary lot
Description
RORO ISLANDS, Yule District, Central Province, Papua New Guinea.
An elongated tapa beater with a flat side decorated with a chequered pattern, used to flatten, stretch and smooth the fibres of the bark during the preparation of bark cloth.
Early 20th century.
L. 49.5 cm.
(signs of wear).
Provenance: Private collection in Sologne (by inheritance).
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