Detail View: The AMICA Library: Standing Figure with Pan Pipes
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.85.93
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
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Creator Name-CRT:
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New Ireland
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Title:
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Standing Figure with Pan Pipes
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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19th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1800
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Creation End Date:
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1900
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Materials and Techniques:
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Wood, pigment and shell
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Classification Term:
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Sculpture
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Dimensions:
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H.78 x W.13- 1/2 x D.12 in.
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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85.93
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Myron Kunin
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Rights:
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Context:
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Music is an important part of New Ireland ceremonial life. One of the principal instruments is a set of bamboo pipes, similar in design to the panpipes of ancient Greece. This large figure of a piper wears a pandanus-leaf hat, typically worn by New Ireland women. Knowledgeable New Irelanders disagree about whether women were traditionally permitted to play panpipes. This figure may portray an ancestor or the deceased for which a particular malagan was held.
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Exhibition History:
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How Do We Know What We Know? - MIA, 2/13-9/5/93.
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Related Multimedia Description:
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Antenna Audio: Sound from Permanent Collection Tour
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.1583c.tif
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