Flute Mask by Unknown artist

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Flute Mask

Flute Mask

Artist

Unknown artist
Production Date

Unknown
Medium

wood, pigment, feathers
Size

970 x 390 x 110 mm
Credit

Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1988
Accession Number

C1994/1/259
Accession Date

Jul 1988
Department

International Art
Classification

Object
Collection

Chartwell
Subjects

masks (costume), carvings
Chartwell Notes

Please note: We have been unable to obtain direct approval for this image but we acknowledge the original maker. If the copyright owner is able to contact us, we will immediately respond. Regards, Chartwell.
Description

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)