Suspension hook with female figure ·  Papua New Guinea, Iatmul · ID: 3046190

Description

pigments, base

Figural hooks were integral part of men’s houses. The sculptures were hung from the rafters or eves, with valuable foods and personal items hung on their hooks, keeping them away from the numerous vermin.

A second function was the protection the hooks gave as intermediaries to the inhabitant ancestral spirits.

The object Suspension hook with female figure with the object ID 3046190 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 77 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.

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