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Title

Suspension hook

early 20th century-mid 20th century
collected 1965

Artist

Iatmul people

Papua New Guinea

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  • Details

    Other Title
    Suspension hook, female figure and snake
    Place where the work was made
    Kanganaman Village → Middle Sepik River → East Sepik Province → Papua New Guinea
    Cultural origin
    Iatmul people
    Dates
    early 20th century-mid 20th century
    collected 1965
    Media category
    Sculpture
    Materials used
    wood, brown-black pigment
    Dimensions
    41.5 x 22.0 x 6.0 cm
    Credit
    Purchased 1965
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    428.1994
    Artist information
    Iatmul people

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  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

    • Renée Free, Geoffrey Legge and Daniel Thomas AM, Tony Tuckson, Sydney, 2006, 17 (illus.). Photograph showing 1973 Aboriginal and Melanesian art display at the AGNSW, with works collected by Tony Tuckson on his 1965 trip to Papua New Guinea.

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