Suspension Hook
Unidentified Chambri maker
Papua New Guinea
Traditional or Early Transitional Period
Wood and black pigment
Overall: 22 in. (55.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
990.54.27863
Geography
Place Made: Chambri Lakes, Middle Sepik River region, Melanesia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Suspension hook
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Exhibition History
The Art of Papua New Guinea: Selections from the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 1, 1993-February 13, 1995
Provenance
Acquired by Harry A. Franklin (1903-1983), Los Angeles, California, in the 1950s; bequeathed to the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1983; lent to present collection, 1990; given to present collection, 1991.
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