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The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Lime Spatula with Squatting Drummer Figure, 19th Century


  • Date iconJanuary 1 2004 - July 31 2004
  • Curator(s): Dorit Shafir
  • : Mutuaga
This masterpiece from Papua New Guinea is one of the few objects carved in wood by the 19th-century master carver Mutuaga - the only Melanesian artist from this period to whom works can be definitely attributed. It is one of a small number of known Mutuaga masterpieces, attesting to the artist's virtuosity while presenting motifs typical of the art of the Massim area of Papua New Guinea. Gift of the Faith-dorian and Martin Wright family, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum.