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Unknown — Sawos Suspension Hook Figure, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
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Sawos Suspension Hook Figure, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

A Sawos suspension hook figure from the Middle Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea, representing indigenous sculptural traditions. These ceremonial objects served both functional and spiritual purposes in traditional societies.

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The Blue Horizon: Pacific Art from an Important Maui Collection

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $6,000$9,000

Lot 34

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Unknown, Sawos Suspension Hook Figure, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

A Sawos suspension hook figure from the Middle Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea, representing indigenous sculptural traditions. These ceremonial objects served both functional and spiritual purposes in traditional societies.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ceremonial, Sepik River, Suspension Hook, Sawos, Papua New Guinea, Tribal Art, Indigenous

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art