Suspension Hook
probably Middle Sepik River, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea19th century
Wood and blackened pigment
Overall: 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
990.54.27851
Geography/Culture
Oceania, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea
Period
19th century
Object Name
Suspension hook
Classification
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; lent to present collection, 1990; given to present collection, 1997.
Old Number
O0254
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