Ochre-decorated Karawari River Cult Hook
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A Karawari river cult hook, Yipwon, with original Ochre decoration and shell eyes, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, some cracks a/f, height 90 cm
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New Guinea tribal artefacts
- cult hook 17
- other artefacts 1,213
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