PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Terracotta pot known as a sago pot - Lot 23

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Terracotta pot known as a sago pot - Lot 23
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Terracotta pot known as a sago pot A coil-built pottery vessel decorated with a relief depiction of a chicken’s head, highlighted with white and black pigments. This type of vase is used to store sago flour among the Iatmul people of the Middle Sepik region in Papua New Guinea. Larger examples can be found at the Musée du Quai Branly, some featuring a chicken head and others a pig’s head. H.: 14 cm
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