Collection Online

Hook
(mid 20th century)

Medium
wood, shell

Measurements
100.8 × 40.0 × 8.1 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1970
© the artists

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Kanganaman village, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Accession Number
D120-1971

Department
Pacific Art

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation

Physical description
On one side of the handle is carved in the figure of a woman with elongated head, shell eyes, holding vertical stick in both hands, one end against the nose, the other the beak of a bird facing upwards. On the reversed side of handle, an oval face with club shaped 'body' carved with zigzag ornaments and ending in a crocodile head. Hook made flat oblong with stylised face, two circular holes cut through each end.