Vanuatu Pig Killer Hammer

An old carved wood Vanuatu ceremonial pig killer, shouldered…
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An old carved wood Vanuatu ceremonial pig killer, shouldered hammer form, carved with a stylised human face with two traditional upward-projecting open apexes with serrated edges, representations of pig's jaws, curved plain long handle with knob end, evidence of age. Length 71 cm

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