Authentic Abelam Karahut Figure with Boar Tusks and Shells

A fine, old authentic Karahut figure, Abelam people, north of…
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A fine, old authentic Karahut figure, Abelam people, north of the middle Sepik river, woven from hibiscus bark twine and sennit fibre, decorated with boar's tusks, small nassa shells with applied ochre and charcoal paints, 33 cm

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