Painting in synthetic polymer paint on canvas, stretched on a black wooden frame. Image is of a crouching male, facing right, wearing a large coloured headdress as well as leg, wrist, arm and waist bands, and holding a flute in both hands in front of his upper body. The background is in three shades of blue. Signed in lower right corner: "P.JAKUPA.JNR 2008-2012".

• Iconographic Meaning

  According to the artist: "The man in this painting is playing a Sursab, a traditional flute. In the past it was used to arrange a meeting with a woman, you would play the flute and she would know to meet you at a certain place."

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• Type of Item painting
• Culture New Guinea
• Measurements height 87.3 cm, width 68.3 cm (image) height 90.7 cm, width 71.6 cm, depth 3.0 cm (frame)

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• Creator Pax Jakupa
• Previous Owner Pax Jakupa
• Received from Pax Jakupa, Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget

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• Made in Goroka

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• Creation Date between 2008 and 2012
• Ownership Date before November 1, 2013
• Acquisition Date on November 1, 2013

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• Item Classes paintings
• Condition excellent