LOT 77 Papua New Guinea, Iatmul
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Papua New Guinea, Iatmul
Suspension hook with female figure
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.
H: 59,5 cm, H: 23,4 inch
Provenance:
Australian Collection, Sydney
John Giltsoff, Girona, Spain
Continent: Oceania
Preview:
2019/11/14-15
Address:
Hoerleingasse 3-5 - 97070 Wurzburg, Allemagne
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