55"h basket hook, Papua New Guinea

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

Hand carved figural wall hook used for traditional Papuan bags. Hanger intact. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 17"H x 5.25"W Country of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Hand carved figural wall hook used for traditional Papuan bags. These hooks were made to hang from ceilings of houses. Items were then protected from rats. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 15.25"H x 5"W Co

Wood, shells. Papua New Guinea, Mid-Late 20th C. Height: 38 3/4", Length:10 1/4", Width: 1 1/2". A figural basket hook made of carved hardwood. Black finish and cowry shell eyes.

Vintage New Guinea Sepik basket hook. Features a figural form with extensive polychrome decoration. Embellished with natural fur at the ear as well as leather in the other ear and grass too. Basket or

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

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

Chambri peoples basket hook from the Sepik region in New Guinea. Features a finely carved figural basket hook decorated with rich polychrome detail and cowrie shell eyes. Measures 26" x 5". Good overa

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

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early-mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden hook, carved to show a human face at the top with small creamy white cowry shell inset eyes, a large, pointed nose

Fine old reticulated basket hook. From the Kanganaman (Kanganamon) people from New Guinea. Basket or suspension hooks are used to hang net bags or baskets containing food or clothing and would be susp

This weathered wooden Papua New Guinea hook figure is mounted on custom stand: 11" W x 4" D x 23 1/2" H Another wonderful wooden hook figure depicting a female with scarification, braided hair (rope f

Papua New Guinea carved wood figural hook, 3'7''h x 9"w Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Possibly Sepik River. Likely pre-1900.Loss near center hook, traces of old finish 25-1/4"h without stand 27-1/2"h overall.

Papua New Guinea figural food hook wood carving, 35.5"h x 9.5"w

Possibly Bahinemo People, 20th C. 33"h

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

Two Sepik, Papua New Guinea elaborately carved and painted wood suspension hooks (stand not included); H: 34 1/4" (taller, approx.)

Two Sepik, Papua New Guinea elaborately carved and painted wood suspension hooks (stand not included); H: 34 1/4" (taller, approx.)

(3) old Tribal wood carved figures, 20th c., probably Papua New Guinea, incl. a hook figure and one with collection marks, smallest: 10.5"h, largest: 14.5"h Provenance: From the Estate of Clement Gree

(lot of 2) Papua New Guinea wood carving group, the polychrome one in the style of a house mask with swirling lines, the black one a figural hook with compelling face, 34.5"h x 11"w

Korewori River, Papua New Guinea, with black, white and iron red pigments and accented with cowrie shell, h 244cm

PNG Gable Hook. Carved wood and pigment. Mid 20th c. Size: 57'' x 20.5'' x 6'' (145 x 52 x 15 cm).

Sepik River Region Skull Hook, Papua New Guinea, Carved wood, raffia, plant fiber and rope. Size: 64'' x 13'' x 4'' (163 x 33 x 10 cm). Proceeds benefit Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia PA.