Bamboo Anteater Smoking Pipes from Papua New Guinea

Two bamboo smoking pipes, Southern Highlands,Papua New Guinea,…
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Two bamboo smoking pipes, Southern Highlands,Papua New Guinea, both in the form of an anteater, this anthropomorphic association with Anteaters goes back to Prehistoric times as seen in ancient stone pieces like the Ambun stone at the National Gallery of Australia. 31 cm, 36 cm

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