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Suspension HookIe419

Carved wooden hook consisting of a female figure with a large oval shaped head with a long nose and a wide, open mouth displaying her teeth. Along the sides of the face is a rounded, triangular repeating design. The arms hang down to the knees which are slightly bent. The body is thin and triangular with an incised design; the genital area is exposed. The crescent shaped base has a stylized incised design surrounding a central face. There is a small fibre tie at the top. The wood is stained black, with a light coating of clay dust?.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
wood, fibre, clay ? and stain
Made in
Tami Islands, Morobe, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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