Suspension hook · Papua New Guinea, Iatmul · ID: 3034447
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Stan Moriarty Collection, Sydney, Australia (ca. 1950)Leonard Warnock Collection, Sydney, Australia (ca. 1960)
Size
H: 66 cm
H: 26.0 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, white and red pigment, crowned by a concave vaulted mask face with tubular protruding eyes with shell disc inlay, mouth with bare tongue, bar-like break-through backside for suspension, slightly dam., minor missing parts (head, nose), paint rubbed off