Hook Figure (Yipwon)
Arts of the Pacific Islands
MEDIUM
Wood
DATES
19th or early 20th century
DIMENSIONS
84 1/16 x 10 x 2 in. (213.5 x 25.4 x 5.1 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Pacific Islands
ACCESSION NUMBER
68.159.4
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Rosemary and George Lois
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Wooden figure carved with long crescent-shaped face, bulbous nose, close-set hollowed out eyes. Chin rests on large wood ring representing the arms. Body composed of 4 hooks, 2 upper ones curved downwards, 2 lower ones curved upwards. Large flat navel or phallus places between the 2 sets of hooks. Figure is supported on one strong curved foot. Mounted on iron stand.
Condition: Fair, very weathered, many old cracks, new chip on back one third of the way down.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Hook Figure (Yipwon), 19th or early 20th century. Wood, 84 1/16 x 10 x 2 in. (213.5 x 25.4 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Rosemary and George Lois, 68.159.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 68.159.4_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 68.159.4_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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