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May_08_305

May_08_305

May_08_305

This is an excellent example of a Papuan Gulf coconut shell spoon. The age and fineness of carving on this example is as fine as I have seen. It has the classic stylized ancestral face and nice open work on the shaft. The spoon is 6" in length, dates to around 1910. sold