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Tami Island Suspension Hook
Tami Islands
20th century
Object Place: Tami Islands, Papua New Guinea
Medium/Technique
Wood, pigment
Dimensions
11.5 in. h x 3.25 in. w x 2.5 in. d
Credit Line
Gift of William E. and Bertha L. Teel
Accession Number1996.394
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania
ClassificationsUtensils
ProvenanceAbout 1900, said to have been acquired at Bakaua Island, Papua New Guinea, by a German expedition and taken to Europe. Acquired in Europe by Wayne Heathcote (dealer), New York; sold by Heathcote to an unknown collector, who sold it back to Heathcote; April 4, 1984, sold by Heathcote to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 1996, partial gift of William and Bertha Teel to the MFA; 2014, acquired fully with the bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Dates: December 18, 1996 and February 26, 2014)