YERAKAI HOOKED FIGURE, MOUNT GARAMAMBU, IN... - Lot 49 - Giquello

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YERAKAI HOOKED FIGURE, MOUNT GARAMAMBU, IN... - Lot 49 - Giquello
YERAKAI HOOKED FIGURE, MOUNT GARAMAMBU, IN THE HUNSTEIN MOUNTAIN RANGE, UPPER SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Wood H. 93 cm Provenance : Chris Boylan (Australia) Representing a legless figure, the arms drooping detached from the body, three small hooks emerging from the abdomen, the torso crossed by an undulation, the smiling face wearing a long goatee that joins the chest. Strong surface erosion on the whole sculpture. Missing parts are visible. According to Chris Boylan, this very rare figure is influenced by the three-dimensional style of the Iatmul and straddles the line between the Hunstein and Karawari hooks.
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