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Canoe Prow, Papua New Guinea, Oceania, Primitive Art, Oceanic Art, 147 Cm
Finely carved canoe prow, collected in the Iatmul area in Papua New Guinea. Today, the pirogue remains the most common means of locomotion in the Sepik river valley. Most of the pirogues used in the Lower and Middle Sepik regions have a carved prow representing a crocodile, a feared and revered animal. Wood with traces of use. Approx. 147 x 30 cm / 850€ shipping included for Europe.
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