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KANAK, New Caledonia. Carved hardwood, beautiful...

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KANAK, New Caledonia. Carved hardwood, beautiful patina. Statue to be planted as guardian of a chieftaincy hut representing a woman standing on a shortened stake, her legs tapered. She is dressed in a short fiber skirt, her arms detached from her body and her hands brought back to her stomach, her head with a hollowed out face with characteristic Kanak features. Height : 62 cm.