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An ancestral figure, with elongated nose which traditionally…
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Sydney
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4-Jun-2017
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An ancestral figure, with elongated nose which traditionally resulted from the inconsolable tears caused by the grief ancestral spirits felt on killing the first crocodile, wood with natural ochre decoration and fibre bindings, Sangriwa village, Blackwater river, East Sepik Province PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 72 cm
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Tribal: New Guinean