Iatmul Hook Figure, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea

The Collection of Adele and Enrico Donati

Hook Figure, Lower Sepik River, Papua New Guinea

Wood, ochre, and other natural pigments

Height: 34 ¾ in (88.3 cm)

With an oak base attributable to the Japanese ébéniste Kichizô Inagaki

The base with an old red-bordered paper label (pasted on top of another old label), inscribed in black ink with the inventory number: “BNYC 63”