Old hook figure
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Lot: 15
101st AuctionOld hook figure
Papua New Guinea - Upper Sepik, Kupkain
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Pastor Pfeilschifter, Hersbruck, Germany (former Missionary Neuendettelsau) | H: 24.8 inch | sold |
wood, black pigment residues,
Reminiscent of the concentric "garra" hooks of the neighbouring Bahinemo in the Hunstein Mountains.
According to Eike Haberland, the hook style is widespread from the Ramu over the Yuat, Korowori, Blackwater and Krosmeri Rivers into the Hunstein Mountains.
Eike Haberland "Zum Problem der Hakenfiguren der Südlichen Sepik-Region in Neuguinea", in: Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde, Bd. 10, H. 1, Jul., 1964, pp 52-71
Newton, Douglas, Crocodile and Cassowary, New York 1971, p. 26 f.
