ETHNIC ITEMS

Aboriginal

VINTAGE COOLAMON carved PORPOISE

This is a beautiful work of art made from hardwood timber which is almost black.

The outer part shown in Photo 1 has a glossy polished surface, similar to polished ebony from the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea, where they are known to achieve such polishes by rubbing with boar's tusks.
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The inner surface is not polished

Measurements are 16 inches long, 6 inches wide and 2½ inches in depth