Hunting Charm

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Origin Middle Sepik River

Title Hunting Charm

Date Unknown

Medium Wood

Dimensions Object: 26 in. (66 cm)
Overall: 26 in. (66 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 80.35

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About this Work

Within the Middle Sepik region war and hunting charms were created with a series of curving and pointed hooks. Large examples of this form are owned by a community while smaller examples, such as this one, are owned by individuals and carried as an amulet for success and protection. The hook form that often extends over the head refers to a feather worn by warriors or to a bird beak – an important animal within the Sepik region generally.

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"Hunting Charm | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=80.35