Rare Abelam Ceremonial Bowl, Papua New Guinea

A rare and wonderful ceremonial clay vessel, used for initiation for young boys. Decorated with deeply incised designs and ancestor portraits, painted in beautiful earth pigments. Early to mid 20th Century. 7.75"H x 9"W.

Condition very good with some signs of cracking from age with one chip near rim but very strong. The item "Rare Abelam Ceremonial Bowl, Papua New Guinea" is in sale since Sunday, March 31, 2019.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Ethnographic\Pacific Islands & Oceania". The seller is "jackalmoon" and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint kitts and nevis, Luxembourg, Peru, Viet nam, Uruguay, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Paraguay, Canada, South africa, Colombia, Antigua and barbuda, Saint lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Sri lanka, Maldives, Oman, Reunion, Montserrat, China, Thailand, Switzerland, Brazil, Ukraine.

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