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AN OLD WOSERA CEREMONIAL YAM PLANTING S

Currency:AUD Category:Antiques Start Price:250.00 AUD Estimated At:500.00 - 800.00 AUD
AN OLD WOSERA CEREMONIAL YAM PLANTING S
AN OLD WOSERA CEREMONIAL YAM PLANTING STICK (gisa)
of palm wood the truncated shaft below an openwork ancestor with projecting spike at apex, decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, Jambitanget village, PNG, 93 x 15cm
Provenance: From an Australian collection, originally acquired in the field by the Paulian Missionary Society