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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian Indigenous & Oceanic Art
• Sale Date:
  22 Jul 2014 ~ 6.30pm (Part 1 - Lots 1 - 198)
  23 Jul 2014 ~ 2.30pm (Part 2 - Lots 199 - 331)
• Lot #:
  193
• Lot Description:
  A Hook Figure (garra)
  Bahinemo People, Hunstein Mountains, Papua New Guinea (mid twentieth century); carved hardwood and natural earth pigments
  95.2 cm high
• Provenance:
  Private Collection, Victoria
• Notes:
  Garra figures of the Bahinemo people represented ancestral spirits which were essential in hunting and in warfare. The hooks are seen as stylized hornbill beaks which, aside from their decorative aesthetic, relate to the soul, the ancestor and the spirit world. Garra are carried in the hands of male dancers during initiation ceremonies and the rest of the time were hung from the rafters in the Men's House.
• Estimate:
  A$2,500 - 3,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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