Finial
Physical description
Tall wood carving of three figures. A man sits on the rounded base, hands on widely spread knees, wearing a large mask on his head, the chin of which extends to his feet. It is painted white on brown with a long nose, bulging eyes, and a long pointed top. On the man’s shoulders stands a woman also wearing a mask, smaller and more delicately decorated. Both wear grass skirts and twisted fibre decoration around their limbs. Perched on her shoulders is a large bird with a massive rounded beak, it’s tail extending down the back of the carving. All figures have eyes made of shell.
Categories
Materials
Date Made
C. 1999
Date Acquired
2 Dec 2014
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Estate of Neil Cole: Collection of Papua New Guinea carvingsMore...
Measurements
Overall: 103 cm x 20 cm x 17 cm
Object Number
3091/9