Flute stopper ·  Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik · ID: 3041449

Description

wood, dark brown patina, red paint, white pigment, crowned by the elongated figure of a toucan with the typical large beak, eyes with nassa snail inlay, drilled nostrils, drilled holes at the back for attachment of ornament, slightly dam., abrasion of paint, crack, base;
great flutes are amongst the most sacred and important objects of a clan. They are the voice of the spirits and must never be seen by women or uninitiated men.

The object Flute stopper with the object ID 3041449 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 32.

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Publications

Galerie Flak (ed.), Rites and Forms of Papua New Guinea, Paris 2009, p. 55

Exhibition

Rites and Forms of Papua New Guinea, Paris 2009