Old hook figure
Papua New Guinea - Upper Sepik, Kupkain
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Pastor Wolfram Schiffner, Happurg (near Hersbruck)Size
H: 63 cm
H: 24.8 inch
Description
wood, black pigment residues,
Reminiscent of the concentric “garra” hooks of the neighbouring Bahinemo in the Hunstein Mountains.
According to Eike Haberland, the hook style is widespread from the Ramu over the Yuat, Korowori, Blackwater and Krosmeri Rivers into the Hunstein Mountains.