Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
Suspension Hook (Samban)

CultureChambri people
Titles
  • Suspension Hook (Samban)
  • Suspension Hook with two Bird Heads
Date1935–1962
PlacePapua New Guinea
MediumWood, plant fiber, and paint
Dimensions24 7/8 × 8 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (63.2 × 21.6 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number62.41
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
Lower Brown Corridor
On view

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ProvenanceKilimbit Village, Papua New Guinea; Musée Ethnographique, Basel, Switzerland, by 1962; purchased by MFAH, 1962.

Exhibition History"Oceanic Art," Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, November 23, 1969–January 4, 1970.

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