Suspension Hook (Samban or Tshambwan)
Object type: Hook
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Iatmul people
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: H. 41 x W. 8 x D. 5 in. (104.1 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Geography:  Aibom village   Papua New Guinea  
River: Middle Sepik River region
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession year: 1979
Tags: Heads