Sepik Ancestral Figure with Cowrie Shells & Human Hair

A Sepik ancestral figure, in squatting form, decorated with…
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A Sepik ancestral figure, in squatting form, decorated with cowrie shells & human hair, middle Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, height 99 cm

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