Ornamental suspension hook · Papua New Guinea, Iatmul · ID: 3036485
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Provenance
Marc Lissauer, AustraliaEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 71,5 cm
H: 28.1 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, white and light red pigment, eight oval cut-outs with hook-shaped framing, the remaining surface with curvilinear decor, base with sickle-shaped projection, carved with a stylized face, abrasion of paint
Comparing literature
Craig, Barry (ed.), Living spirits with fixed abodes, Honolulu 2010, p. 95, ill. 67 Greub, Suzanne (ed.), Kunst am Sepik, Basel 1985, ill. 15