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A Sepik suspension hook, Papua New Guinea, suspension hooks are…
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A Sepik suspension hook, Papua New Guinea, suspension hooks are used to hang foods and valuables in baskets and bags. The hooks are then suspended from the rafters of buildings. This hook is carved from a lightwood and covered in a dark pigment. The figure depicted has a hornbill at each of the shoulders and is standing upon the bodies of two crocodiles. Cowrie shells are used for the eyes of the figure, and red and white pigment details the face. Length 105 cm, width 25 cm, depth 8 cm
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