Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2009

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Cult hook (garra)

early to mid-20th century
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
Overall: 76 x 14 cm (29 15/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Wood, pigment

Classification: Sculpture

Culture: Indonesia,New Guinea,Papaua,Hunstein Mountains(B

Accession number: 2008.1647

Provenance/Ownership History: Lynda Cunningham, New York; May 15, 2008, sold by Bonham's, New York auction # 16124: Fine African and Oceanic Art to an anonymous collector, Cambridge, MA; 2008, gift of the anonymous collector to the MFA. (Accession date: January 21, 2009)

Anonymous gift