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RARE 19th Century East Sepik River Hook Figure Fertility Statue 23" Cowrie Shell
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RARE 19th Century East Sepik River Hook Figure Fertility Statue 23" Cowrie Shell

Starting price (see what it sold for on eBay ↗) $400.00 as of Jul 18, 2026
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I acquired this item from an estate with many extraordinary antique items and very nice worldly collections. I have also listed another outstanding east sepik river piece from that collection. This is a lovely carved fertility statue carved to bring good potato harvests. Intricately detailed wooden hook figure from the lower east Sepik River tribes of Papua New Guinea lovely painted designs in white, black, and red ochre with a cowrie shell eye on each side. Patina ages it to 19th century easily. Measures 23" tall.

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