Suspension Hook
29-50-342
From: New Guinea | Yamanum
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 29-50-342 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | New Guinea | Yamanum |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Crescent shaped hook surmounted by openwork carving featuring a central diamond, four parrots (one missing) and a human figure with a large mask-like head, probably representing an ancestral spirit. Red and white pigment. Used to hang household items and food out of the reach of rats. |
| Length | 104 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Max Boehmig through Emil Roehrig (Barthels Mfg. Co.), 1924 |
| Other Number | 18 - Other Number |
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