Suspension hook ·  Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Iatmul · ID: 3037654

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of red, green and yellow pigment, carved with an anthropomorphic head with Sepik-characteristic nose, provided with thornlike projection, crowned by a kalao bird head, looking in the opposite direction, remains of original decoration with bast tassels, unusual floral ornament, slightly dam., fine crakcss (forehead zone, nose), metal base;
figural hooks were integral components of men’s houses, serving two primary functions, both of protective kind. The first was practical. 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. The second was the protection the hooks gave as intermediaries to the inhabitant ancestral spirits.

L’objet Suspension hook avec l’ID d’objet 3037654 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 78th tribal art auction dans 18 octobre 2014 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 29 a atteint un prix de vente de 450 €.

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