Figural suspension hook ·  Papua New Guinea, Sepik · ID: 3036474

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

The object Figural suspension hook with the object ID 3036474 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 52 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,000.

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