Suspension hook
Sepik, Papua-Neuguinea
heavy wood, reddish brown patina, camwood powder, sickle-shaped flattened base forming a hook on either side, carved with a third hook in the middle, crowned by a big human face with stylized facial features, the body showing the shape of two birds heads in profile, handle backside, slightly dam., crack (head), abrasion, place of repair (hook-shaped ending right hand side), traces of old insect caused damage backside
H: 75 cm

Provenance:
Coll. Rudolf Indlekofer, Basel, Switzerland