Unknown artist

Flute Mask

Flute Mask by Unknown artist

Artwork Detail

The middle Ramu river area of the Madang province in Papua New Guinea is well known for its flute masks. This example from the Misingi village was made by an unknown artist of the Breri language group. The projections are renderings of foliage, through which the face of an ancestor can be seen. (Te Moananui a Kiwa, 2005)

Title
Flute Mask
Artist/creator
Unknown artist
Production date
Unknown
Medium
wood, pigment, feathers
Dimensions
970 x 390 x 110 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1988
Accession no
C1994/1/259
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Department
International Art
Display status
Not on display

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