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Hook - wood carving. Head probably represents an ancestral spirit
Hook - wood carving. Head probably represents an ancestral spirit
Object Number 969-4-70/4684
Display Title Hook - wood carving. Head probably represents an ancestral spirit
Descriptions
Object Description Hook - wood carving. Head probably represents an ancestral spirit
Inventory Description Hook, carved wood, human head 1 end, animal head other, perforated, incised
Classification
  • Household accessory
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Sepik River
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 73 x 13 x 6 cm (28 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 969-4-70/4684

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