Subasta e85 Asian Art
Por Bertolami Fine Art
11.7.20
Rome, Italia
Absentee bids should be sent within the 8.00pm CEST of 11 July 2020
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A PAPUA NEW GUINEA CARVED WOOD SUSPENSION HOOK Early to mid 20th century 70 cm high Provenance: Acquired before ...


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11.7.20 en Bertolami Fine Art
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A PAPUA NEW GUINEA CARVED WOOD SUSPENSION HOOK Early to mid 20th century 70 cm high Provenance: Acquired before 1975. Suspension hooks such as this could have utilitarian and ceremonial functions. First of all, fastened to a rafter, they were used to safeguard from vermin food and cloths placed in baskets which were hung from the prongs at their base. Furthermore, they could be used as sacred images, usually depicting an ancestral spirit linked to the owner’s clan.