Hammer
ClassificationsTools and Equipment-hammers
Culture
Massim
Date20th Century
Made AtMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Collection SiteMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood and paint
Dimensions10 × 3 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (25.4 × 8.3 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineCollected on behalf of the Bowers Museum by the Roski-Keller-Martin Expedition
Object number2014.12.21
DescriptionThis hammer features the free-flowing “S” design elements typical of the Massim area. Hammers were used for utilitarian purposes. It is likely that this specific example was used to pound a chisel used for carving designs into other implements or into decorative elements of larger pieces. It is also possible that it was used to aid in the creation of kula canoes.On View
Not on viewCollections
19th to 20th Century
late 20th Century
mid 20th century
