Flute Item Number: Ie455 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Flute stop. Carved with an obal face with a handle extending from the bottom. Inlaid cowrie shell eyes are surrounded by a black tapering oval. Open black mouth with red lips and white teeth in a grin. Face is decorated with curvi-linear triangular lines painted red, black, and white. Cylindrical handle tapering at both ends. Handle is black with horizontal red and white bands at the top.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea ?
- Owned by Alan F. Pierce before October 30, 1981
- Received from Alan F. Pierce (Donor) on October 30, 1981
What
- Name
- Flute
- Identification Number
- Ie455
- Type of Item
- flute
- Material
- wood, cowrie shell and paint
- Overall
- height 44.3 cm, width 15.0 cm, depth 6.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Alan F. Pierce
- Received from
- Alan F. Pierce (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before October 30, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on October 30, 1981
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0720/0021