Cult hook figure "aripa" · Papua New Guinea - Korewori · ID: 3044180
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Provenance
Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSize
H: 91 cm
H: 35.8 inch
Description
wood, base
These figures are believed to be inhabited by spirits associated with hunting and warfare. The largest collection of these figures can be found in the Museum der Kulturen, Basel (compare Craig, 2010, ill. 161 ff.).
The object Cult hook figure “aripa” with the object ID 3044180 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 32.
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Comparing literature
Craig, Barry (ed.), Living spirits with fixed abodes, Honolulu 2010, p. 144 f.