Hook figure – Papua New Guinea | Lot 517

Lot: 517

Papua New Guinea
Hook figure

Wood, cowrie shells. H. approx. 170 cm. Standing male figure with an oversized head, on a relatively small crescent-shaped base. Middle Sepik River. Scratched tattoos on face and body. Remains of black, white and red painting.

Provenance: Collection Prof. Dr. Fritz J. Raddatz, purchased at Taylor A Dale gallery, ex collection Walter Chrysler, purchased at Walter Randall.

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Hammer Price: 900 €

172C - Modern Art
06. December 2023 at 3:00 PM CEST

Literature:

Cf. exhib. cat. Tribal Art Centre Basel, Kunst am Sepik, Suzanne Greub (edit.), Basel 1985, p. 192, fig. 92.

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