This is an Old Cult Hook Figure or Tuknip from the People of the Hunstein Mountains, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea. This beautifully concentric abstract painted slender profile image also has a parrot face at the top is connected with water spirits, their curving hooks sometimes identified as catfish whiskers. The men’s ceremonial house, in which initiation takes place and as well as other rites with these sacred objects. A One of a Kind item that would compliment your home or collection
Shows Natural Age and Wear
Comes on Stand
21 Inches Tall
1 Inch Wide
9 Inches Deep
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