Unknown artist
Artwork Detail
Keveke refers to the fact that plant fibre and feathers surround this mask. Ancestor boards such as these are also known as kwoi, because they function as portraits of a guardian’s spirit. Their anthropometric form is both celebratory and intimidating. It is possible that the shield derives from the Wapo Creek area, in the central Gulf of Papua. (Te Moananui a Kiwa)
- Title
- Keveke
- Artist/creator
- Unknown artist
- Production date
- Unknown
- Medium
- wood, pigment, plant fibres, feathers
- Dimensions
- 1900 x 500 x 360 mm
- Credit line
- Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1988
- Accession no
- C1994/1/290
- Copyright
- Copying restrictions apply
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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