Suspension Hook

29-50-333

From: New Guinea | Kaulagu

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 29-50-333
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Guinea | Kaulagu
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Full length wooden male human figure standing on wide and heavy double hook. The relief of the feet on the broad part of the hook is quite cut off from the legs, and provides, by an upward projection, an extra pair of spikes. Part of a small limb of a tree with two twigs is tied to the base to provide still further accomodation for suspension of objects. Shoulders, breasts, hips, and thighs of figure bear carved representations of cicatrizations.

Length 107 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924
Other Number 531 - Other Number

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