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Item Details

Description

Figürlicher Haken
Sepik, Papua-Neuguinea
Ohne Sockel / without base
Holz. H 36 cm.

Provenienz:
- vermutl. Maria Wyss, Basel.
- Hannah Salathé (1924-2012), Basel.
- Schweizer Nachlass Basel.
- Hammer Auktion 30 (26.10.2018) Lot 120. Storniert (unpaid).

Im Sepik-Gebiet wurden Wertsachen, Utensilien und Nahrungsmittel in Taschen und Körben aufbewahrt, die mit Haken ans Dachgebälk der Männerhäuser gehängt wurden.

Weiterführende Literatur: Kelm, Heinz (1966). Kunst von Sepik. Berlin: Museum für Völkerkunde.

CHF 200 / 400
EUR 172 / 344

Condition

The condition (wear, cracks, tear, other imperfections and the effects of aging etc.) of this lot is as visible on the photos we have uploaded for your documentation.

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