HOOK FIGURE

Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
Early 20th century
Carved wood, fiber
Height: 71 cm
Provenance:
Maurice Bonnefoy collection / d’Arcy
Galleries, New York, 1960s-1970s
Exhibitition:
Neuchâtel Museum of Ethnography, Switzerland, June 27- December 31, 1970
Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, 18 December 1990, lot 11
Christie’s Paris, December 2003, lot 54
Private collection, Paris, acquired at the above sale

This expressive Sepik hook has great purity of forms. The deep, fine-aged patina, surface and signs of wear attests to the age and use of this figure.

Object Presented by:
Julien Flak
T.: + 33 6 84 52 81 36