Figural suspension hook - Papua New Guinea, Middle

Likely Sepik River, figural suspension hook of carved wood, cowry shells, plant fiber.Size: 7 x 20 in. Please contact Nic at Info@premiershipment.com for an estimated shipping quote prior to bidding.

Papua New Guinea Sepik Province figural suspension hook worked in wood, featuring a face surmounting a shield-shaped body and double hook of crescent form along bottom, with carved handle to reverse.

Stylized figural suspension hook (Iatmul), depicting a masked figure with inset shell eyes, decorated with red, black, grey, and white pigments, and vestiges of feathers and rafia, Sepik River, New Gu

Carved wood figural suspension hook (Iatmul), depicitng a masked figure with inset shell eyes, decorated with red, black and white pigments, resting on a crcodile head, Sepik River, New Guinea, 26.5"h

Papua New Guinea Sepik Province figural suspension hook worked in polychrome wood, featuring a face surmounting a diamond-shaped body and double hook along bottom, with cowrie shell inlay to one eye.

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A nice example of a hand-carved wooden trophy hook, also known as a suspension hook. The

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, Iatmul people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved female ancestral figure basket hook with an anchor form at the base for suspending b

**First Time At Auction** Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A lovely carved wooden figural "food hook," possibly a female, with red, yellow, cream, and whi

Papua New Guinea Polychrome Carved Wood Suspension Hook middle sepik river region, 20th century Length 17 inches Estimate $400-600

Group of three Sepik, Papua New Guinea painted and carved wood suspension hooks; each of various figural forms (stands not included); L: 22" (largest, approx.)

Group of three Sepik, Papua New Guinea painted and carved wood suspension hooks; each of various figural forms (stands not included); L: 22" (largest, approx.)

Vintage New Guinea Sepik basket hook. Features a figural form with polychrome decoration. Basket or suspension hooks are used to hang net bags or baskets containing food or clothing and would be suspe

Vintage New Guinea Sepik basket hook. Features a figural form with extensive polychrome decoration. Basket or suspension hooks are used to hang net bags or baskets containing food or clothing and woul

(4) Papua New Guinea artifacts, (2) masks and (2) suspension hooks. Wood and polychrome hooks, one figural form (approx. 58" x 13"); one mask with turtle shell, paint and cowry shells, the other with

A Sepik River Tribe Carved and Painted Wood Skull/Suspension Hook, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, Depicting standing figures with inset eyes surrounded by crocodiles and birds. H: 37 1/4 W: 9 1/4 D:

A Sepik River Basin Carved and Painted Wood Suspension Hook, Papua New Guinea, 20th Century, Depicting five connected head with one on verso surmounted by a bird. H: 38 W: 15 D: 3 in. The Collection o

light wood, painted with red ochre, lime and black pigment, opposing hooks on a long, thin, curved "backbone", dotted ornaments, slightly dam., rep.; "garra" are carried in the hands of male dancers d

Basket hook, Kamanibit, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, suspended from rafters in order to hang objects for safekeeping, the carved wood male figure with applied cowrie shell and hair decoration, surro

Suspension hook from Papua New Guinea, 66 1/2".

An Abelam Wood Suspension Hook Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, Circa 20th Century Height 33 1/2 inches (85 cm). Property of the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa Provenance: Dorothy Goldberg (1

An Iatmul Wood Suspension Hook Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea c. 1960s Height 86 inches (223.5 cm). Property from the Estate of a Renowned Art Dealer, New York City, New York

An intricately carved wood Suspension Hook used in ceremonial houses. Sepik River, PNG, The suspension hook is a carved female, with a large head, shell eyes, holding finely carved implement. Nicely d

wood with coloured pigments and accented with cowrie shell, h 164cm

(lot of 2) Sepik River, Papua New Guinea suspension hook, the plank surface carved with stylized facial features; together with a pigment decorated Gope board, largest: 38"l