Figural suspension hook
Papua New Guinea, Sepik
sold
EUR 3,000
Provenance
Félix Pelt, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsFrench Private Collection
Size
H: 70,5 cm
H: 27.8 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, traces of black paint, fine smell of fumigating, incised decor, drilled hole for suspension at the back of the head, scratched letters on breast and sickle-shaped hook (“KHAL”), slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage, missing parts (backside of the hook), base