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A remarkable and somewhat mysterious image from Papua New Guinea. Collected in the 1960s or 1970s by Jac Hoogerbrugge. Unmistakably a figure in the form of the famous smoked mummies of the Dani in the Baliem Valley in Papua New Guinea. See the last image.

Bijzonder en enigszins mysterieus beeld uit Papoea Nieuw Guinea. Verzameld in de jaren '60 of '70 door Jac Hoogerbrugge. Onmiskenbaar een beeld in de vorm van de bekende gerookte mummies van de Dani in de Baliemvallei in Papoea Nieuw Guinea. Zie de laatste afbeelding.

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Dani - Papua New Guinea

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Wooden sculpture from Papua New Guinea of the Dani people, shaped like the Baliem Valley's smoked mummies, measuring 43 cm high, 11 cm deep and 10 cm wide, in a fair condition with authentic/original status and provenance Privécollectie.

Dani - Papua New Guinea

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Wooden sculpture from Papua New Guinea of the Dani people, shaped like the Baliem Valley's smoked mummies, measuring 43 cm high, 11 cm deep and 10 cm wide, in a fair condition with authentic/original status and provenance Privécollectie.

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