CROCHET IATMUL, Oriental Sepik Area, Papua New Guinea - Lot 440

Lot 440
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3000 - 4000 EUR
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Result : 8 200EUR
CROCHET IATMUL, Oriental Sepik Area, Papua New Guinea - Lot 440
CROCHET IATMUL, Oriental Sepik Area, Papua New Guinea Hard wood with brown patina with red shades, red, white and black pigments, cowries, accidents. H. 41 cm PROVENANCE: Simone de Monbrison, 1975 Of very great sculptural strength, this hook features a male figure, arms on either side of the body, the abdomen marked with a circular umbilicus, the centre of the lineage. The limbs as well as the shoulder blades are treated in protruding volumes. The face is crossed by an arrowheaded nose, the gaze formed by two cowries. Beautiful and ancient patina of use. This type of small hooks was intended to hang food bags, so that they would not be attacked by rodents. Betel nuts, tools, musical instruments, clothes, could also be protected in this way. Identified by name, these hooks referred to a mythological figure or an ancestor of the clan, either of whom was a protector.
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