Spear Thrower

possibly transitional zone between the Middle and Upper Sepik River area
Unidentified probably Upper Iatmul maker
Middle Sepik River
Papua New Guinea

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mid-20th century

Wood, bamboo, rattan

Overall: 35 5/8 × 3 1/8 in. (90.5 × 8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection

990.54.27781.5

Geography

Place Made: Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania

Period

20th century

Object Name

Armament

Research Area

Oceania

Not on view

Exhibition History

The Art of War: Melanesian and Polynesian Expressions of Beauty and Violence, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 47, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 27-May 13, 2001.

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; given to present collection, 1990.

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