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Arts of the Pacific Islands

Hook Figure

Iatmul

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Caption

Iatmul. Hook Figure, Wood, 15 x 15 1/2 in. (38.1 x 39.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Iatmul

Title

Hook Figure

Geography

Place made: Sibom Village, Papua New Guinea

Medium

Wood

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

15 x 15 1/2 in. (38.1 x 39.4 cm)

Markings

Painted in black on attachment ring at back of head "WH/12"

Credit Line

Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall

Accession Number

87.218.3

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Artists and makers

Iatmul

25 works in the collection