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Rare tattooing bowl. Very rare tattooing pigment bowl fashioned…
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Auckland
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22-Oct-2015
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Rare tattooing bowl. Very rare tattooing pigment bowl fashioned from a root ball, the naturally bent handle leads to a carved bowl with haehae and pataki designs and is highlighted with an abstracted tiki head with a protruding spilt tongue. Rich mid brown patina, with traces of natural pigment to the inner bowl. Length 44.5 cm. Width 20 cm
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Tribal: New Zealand Maori