Hook made from a Canoe Prow
Object type: Hook
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Iatmul, possibly Chambri
Artist: Iatmul artist
Artist role: Artist
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Medium: Wood, paint, fiber
Dimensions: H. 6 7/8 x W. 12 x D. 59 3/4 in. (17.5 x 30.5 x 151.8 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Geography:     Papua New Guinea  
River: Middle Sepik River
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession year: 1979