Flute Stop Figure Item Number: Ie481 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Flute stop representing a male figure with a black and white painted face and a cylindrical post underneath its feet. The figure is wearing a tooth necklace with a cassowary feather skirt and a cowrie shell waistband. The figure is also ornamented with a cowrie shell headband, a circular piece of shell on the forehead, shell earrings, and a segment of tusk inserted through the nose with a strip of woven cord hanging from it. The eyes are inlaid with iridescent shell.
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 Stop Figure
- Identification Number
- Ie481
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- cowrie shell, cassowary feather, fibre, tusk, tooth, paint, wood and shell
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 77.0 cm, width 33.0 cm, depth 24.0 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
- 0720/0029