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Musician, C-14 dating: 1650–1890 (94.4% probability)
Wood, red ochre pigment
45.5 cm (17 15/16 in.)

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Collected by Giovanni Bettanin in 1896; Néprajzi Múseum, Budapest (54361)." (Catalog #86, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 96.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "To my knowledge there are no other carvings which portray comparable action. The figure appears to be masked, playing both a flute and a drum. He is kneeling on a turtle and a bird rests on his head." (Catalog #86, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 96.)

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