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Two-sided suspension hook, 19th–early 20th century
Wood, pigment, rattan
65.4 cm (25 3/4 in.)

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Paul and Luisa Muller-Vanisterbick Collection, Brussels." (Catalog #159, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 108.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "The design on this hook is repeated almost exactly on the other side. Its small size implies it may have been a utilitarian rather than ceremonial hook, but its beautiful decoration suggests otherwise." (Catalog #159, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 108.)

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