Terracotta sago storage jar

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Terracotta storage jar for smoked sago, with a stylised decoration representing the head of an owl

Origin
Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Latmul
Period
2nd quarter 20th century
Reference
960
Provenance
Ex coll.: The Divine Word Missionaries, SVD, founded at Steyl. Collected by missionary Georg Höltker in 1936-1939.
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