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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 335756, member: 45&quot;]Yes, I would say they are all from Papua New Guinea.&nbsp; Probably not all from the same area though.</p><p><br /></p><p>The others are more in the style of carvings from the Gulf Province, or possibly even Irian Jaya.&nbsp; They appear to be ancestral boards (<i>gope</i>) which were protective spirits hung in village houses to ward off bad spirits.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would say that none of these appear to be the typical type of item produced strictly for tourists.&nbsp; Whether they are actually old pieces that were used culturally, I can&#039;t say.&nbsp; But they are traditionally made, and traditional forms.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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