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        "accession_number": "1963.553",
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        "tombstone": "Hook Figure, c. 1920\u20131930. Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, central Sepik River region, Arambak People, 20th century. Painted wood and cowrie shell; overall: 207 x 6.4 cm (81 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edgar A. Hahn, 1963.553",
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        "title": "Hook Figure",
        "creation_date": "c. 1920\u20131930",
        "creation_date_earliest": 1920,
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        "technique": "painted wood and cowrie shell",
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        "department": "Oceania",
        "collection": "Oceanic Art",
        "type": "Sculpture",
        "measurements": "Overall: 207 x 6.4 cm (81 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)",
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                "height": 2.07,
                "height_inch": 81,
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        "inscriptions": [],
        "exhibitions": {
            "current": [
                {
                    "id": 304258,
                    "title": "Year in Review (1963)",
                    "description": "<i>Year in Review (1963)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964).",
                    "opening_date": "1963-11-27T05:00:00"
                },
                {
                    "id": 445375,
                    "title": "The Art of the Sepik River",
                    "description": "<i>The Art of the Sepik River</i>. The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (organizer) (October 16-November 28, 1971).",
                    "opening_date": "1971-10-16T04:00:00"
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        },
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        "description": "To the Arambak People, this abstract human figure represents the spirit of war and hunting.  Stored in the men's ceremonial houses, such sculptures could not be viewed by women or children.  Before hunting or headhunting expeditions, such figures were rubbed with special substances to induce possession by the spirit.  The hook arching above the stylized face represents a feather.  In the middle of the body is the heart, framed by crescent-shaped ribs.  Below is the figure's calf.",
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        "url": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.553",
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        "creditline": "Gift of Edgar A. Hahn",
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        "legal_status": "accessioned",
        "accession_date": "1963-11-30T00:00:00",
        "sortable_date": 1920,
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        "date_text": "c. 1920\u20131930",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:50:04.552000"
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