Hook figure "yipwon" · Papua New Guinea - Sepik, Upper Korewori, Yimam, Alamblak · ID: 3042277

Name: Hook figure "yipwon"
SKU: 3042277
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Pater Daniel Huba (1928-2010), Lorsch, Germany

Size

H: 64,5 cm

H: 25.4 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of red and yellow ochre, body rendered as a series of hook-shapes, eyes with cowrie shell inlay (missing on one side), slightly dam.

Oceania

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