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Suspension hook, 19th–early 20th century
Wood, ochre or pandanus pigment, lime, traces of yellow pigment
68.6 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm (27 x 5.5 x 1 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.358

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Wolfgang Paalen Collection, Mexico City." Catalog #155, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 107.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "Paalen was one of the surrealist artists who emigrated to Mexico to escape the Nazis. His collection, especially of American Northwest Coast art, was exceptional. Tragically, he died an apparent suicide in the Mexican desert. This hook relates to the skull holder in the de Menil Collection (Hopps, 1987, fig. 120)." (Catalog #155, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 107.)

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