Anthropomorphic suspension hook ·  Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Sepik · ID: 3037822

Description

wood, dyed with black pigment, unusual: eyes with shell inlay (operculum of a topshell) and the stuck out tongue, eyelet on top with remains of cord material, slightly dam., minor missing parts, abrasion of paint, base;
food and other valuables were kept in bags and baskets which were suspended from the rafters of the building by means of two- or three-pronged hooks. While utilitarian hooks were only rarely carved, those used in the Men’s House were elaborately sculpted as representations of important ancestors and mythological beings.

L’objet Anthropomorphic suspension hook avec l’ID d’objet 3037822 a fait partie de l’enchère 78th tribal art auction en 18 octobre 2014 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 40.

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