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THBHook Figure, Sepik River
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LiveNov 16, 2021
Adventurer, Academic, Industrialist: Louis Pierre Ledoux 1936 New Guinea Expedition In early 1936, on recommendation by American anthropologist Margaret Mead, Louis Pierre Ledoux, headed to the lower eastern Sepik River of Papua New Guinea to study the Murik people. Willow Auction House jill@willowauctionhouse.com
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Hook figure, sometimes also known as 'Samban", carved with both male and female elements, with red and black pigment. Typical geometric design at back of neck, mask-like face, standing on pedestal with three suspension hooks.
Hook figures like this were suspended from the rafters of houses and used to hang valuables and/or bags of foodstuffs etc. to keep away from vermin. They were carefully carved and often bear the shape or form of ancestors and spirits.
Similar hook figure held at Ethnologisches Museum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Nr. VI32470, attributed to Herman Schoede (1877-1945) and collector prior to 1911 from Karau, lower Sepik.
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, pigment
Dimensions: H 22" x W 7"
Technique: CarvedProvenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
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Ethnologisches Museum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Nr. VI32470
http://www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=737145&viewType=detailViewDe Zwaan Amsterdam 2018
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