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DE BAECQUE et Associés - Lyon
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* BLACKWATER RIVER, UPPER SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
Wooden wa…
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19
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* BLACKWATER RIVER, UPPER SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
Wooden wa…
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
* BLACKWATER RIVER, UPPER SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
Wooden war trumpet with brown patina. It is carved with an animal with a long, curling tail and topped with a bird's head in the round, sticking out its tongue. It was used to communicate from the pirogue and when approaching the village the number of heads cut off.
H. 78 cm high
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