Coastal Sepik Basket Hook with Ancestor Figure
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Basket hook, coastal Sepik, basket hooks were carved with ancestor figures, hung from the inside of the house ceiling by a rope and then string bags with food were hung from the basket hooks, thus preventing rats or mice from being able to steal or spoil food. The traditional basket hook with central ancestor figure and four hooks has traces of red ochre, finely incised designs on the back of the figures shoulders and the base of the hook. Provenance: Todd Barlin collection. 43 cm
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
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New Guinea tribal artefacts
- baskets 41
- carved figures 612
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