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Hunting amulet, Yipwon, 19th–early 20th century
Wood, several of the points have been reattached or their tips restored
27 x 11 x 3 cm (10 5/8 x 4 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.127

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Ronald and Hortense Clyne Collection, Brooklyn, New York." (Catalog #265, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 124.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "This small version of a large yipwon hook carvings represents the personal guardian spirit of the individual hunter-warrior. There are both legged and the more rare non-legged versions as well as examples with only a rudimentary leg or knob-shaped extension at the bottom. See Haberland and Seyfarth, 1974, pl. 32, no. 2 for a comparable example from Yanitobak village, and pl. 28-33 for an overview of the various types and variations in design. See also next entry [pl. 266]." (Catalog #265, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 124.) N.D. - Cover of Primitive Art Books/Catalogues, List 6: Oceania, Africa, The Americas, Indonesia (sales catalogue of Oceanic Primitive Arts). New York City, n.d.

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