Some are woven into the frame of the Haus itself. Suspension hook from Sangriman or Yesimbit Village Farther up the Blackwater are Sangriman, Yesimbit and Tungimbit Villages. They sit back from the main channel of the river under the tree fringe edge of the jungle. When these dry up, everyone has to walk out. When we buy, carvings are carried and laid out along the top of the mud bank above the Blackwater.
Families pitch plastic tarps from driftwood sticks for shade.
Carvings are covered with palm fronds to keep them from cracking in the heat of the sun. This little suspension hook has a human face with clan markings and possibly a catfish face on the hook. Small carvings from the Blackwater tend to be more detailed than similar ones from the Sepik. Hooks are hung from the ceilings to store food items away from rats in village houses. Ceremonial ones are used in the Haus Tambarans.