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Oceania Biwat peoples, Papua New Guinea Figure for a Sacred Flute ca. 1900–1920 Wood, stone, shell, boar tusk, human hair, cassowary feathers, fiber, pigment Raymond and Laura Wielgus Collection Indiana University Art Museum, 75.53 One of the most dramatic objects in the Wielgus collection, this figure was placed in the end of a long transverse flute when it was not being played. The figure was displayed with the flute during certain ceremonies and both indicated its owner's wealth and enhanced his status. |