Mask
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Papua New Guinea
General region:Oceania
Culture: Sepik River
Date: late- 19th-early- 20th century
Dimensions:
h. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 77.995
Label Text
The art forms of the Kerram and Yuat River people of New Guinea were rarely made to last. This is probably a sacred flute mask. It represents the spirit of the great ancestor whose voice was personified by the deep tones once produced by the long flute.
On view
In Collection(s)
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