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Material: Kaolin
Mid-20th Century Tami Islands Papua New Guinea Tribal Wooden Feast Bowl
Located in Point Richmond, CA
mid-20th century Tami Islands Papua new guinea wooden feast bowl Of classic form, each end carved with raised and incised imagery depicting stylized sea cr...
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Kaolin Tribal Art

Materials

Kaolin, Wood

Mid-20th Century Tami Islands Papua New Guinea Tribal Wooden Feast Bowl
Mid-20th Century Tami Islands Papua New Guinea Tribal Wooden Feast Bowl

Mid-20th Century Tami Islands Papua New Guinea Tribal Wooden Feast Bowl

Tchokwé mask from Angola in wood and pigments - Circa 1900
Located in NICE, FR
Tchokwé mask from Angola once owned by the American Abstract Expressionist artist Merton D. Simpson (1928 - 2013) renowned both for his work and as a dealer and collector of early Af...
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Early 20th Century Angolan Tribal Kaolin Tribal Art

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Kaolin, Wood

Tchokwé mask from Angola in wood and pigments - Circa 1900
Tchokwé mask from Angola in wood and pigments - Circa 1900

Tchokwé mask from Angola in wood and pigments - Circa 1900

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