Fragment of a Hook Figure

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Culture Ewa

Title Fragment of a Hook Figure (Aripa)

Date Early 20th century

Medium Wood

Dimensions Object: 22 × 4 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (55.9 × 10.8 × 6 cm)
Overall (includes mount): 23 × 6 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (58.4 × 15.7 × 10 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 79.50

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About this Work

While created by different communities 80.34, an Alamblak war and hunting amulet, and this fragment of a hook figure are visually quite similar and were both used to aid and protect their owner during warfare and hunting.

Historically every Ewa man would own a figure such as this one, depicting a spirit that helped him personally. While owned individually, such figures were all kept together within the men’s ceremonial house of the community.

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"Fragment of a Hook Figure | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.50