Spear thrower ornament

possibly the transitional zone between the Middle and Lower Sepik River area
probably Middle Sepik River
Papua New Guinea

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19th century

Wood

Overall: 1 9/16 × 7 11/16 in. (4 × 19.5 cm)

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

990.54.27829.1

Geography

Place Made: Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania

Period

19th century

Object Name

Armament

Research Area

Oceania

Not on view

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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