Gable Figure
Middle Sepik River
Papua New Guinea
Traditional
Hardwood and paint
Overall: 122 1/16 × 39 3/8 × 23 5/8 × 4 3/4 in. (310 × 100 × 60 × 12 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of John A. Friede, Class of 1960
S.968.80
Geography
Place Made: Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania
Object Name
Building Component
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Furman Gallery, New York; John A. Friede, New York; given to present collection, 1968.
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