Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2023
Lot 1663
A Bahinemo cult hook garra
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
A Bahinemo cult hook garra
Papua New Guinea
with a central mask having a large nose and cylinder eyes, with two hooks above and below, with pigment decoration, the back with a medial ridge and with carved stylised decoration,
173cm high.
Provenance
Dr Laurence R. Goldman Collection.
Christie's, London, Tribal Art, 1 December 1993, lot 172.