Sepik Ancestral Hook with Woven Fibre Decorations

A Sepik river ancestral hook, decorated with natural ochres and…
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A Sepik river ancestral hook, decorated with natural ochres and woven fibre anklets and wristbands, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 89 cm

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