Rare Suspension Skull Hook Tribal Sepik Papua Guinea

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Check my “Me” page on ebay (next to the star with my number of transactions) for valuable information about all we carry besides what is currently listed since we do not have time to list everything at once and will add these other items as time permits. If you have any questions, contact us at . All our Tribal Sepik river carvings, from Papua New Guinea, were collected on the premises. When shipping internationally, we group ship multiple purchases to save you money. All our handcrafted or rare collector items come with pages of research, about provenance, with history of the tribes and photos as well, depending on item and whenever possible. Sepik Tribal Suspension Skull Hook to hang the skulls of fallen enemies from , 21 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 4" (no 20 in our inventory). Collected more than 15 years ago in the Sepik River region, Papua New Guinea. Hooks are used along the Sepik as the rest of PNG for both secular and ceremonial purposes. They are suspended in the men´s house and in individual houses to hang valuables or ritual items. They each belonged to individual clans. Photo 2 and 10 are from natives of papua New Guinea. Photo 11 shows a man's house where such hooks hang. Photo 12 shows a hook hanging in a house on the sepik that we took while there. Cult hooks, food hooks and skull hooks/racks have evolved artistically read more

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