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Trumpet (kakar) used in puberty ceremony
Trumpet (kakar) used in puberty ceremony
Object Number 36-105-70/430
Display Title Trumpet (kakar) used in puberty ceremony
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bamboo tube, open ends, cracked, KAKAR incised on surface
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 61.8 x 3.6 x 3.5 cm (24 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/430

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Ceremonial staff called kakar - used in puberty ceremony & is the holiest of objects. Also consulted in case of war.
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New Guinea
Point of wooden spear, called kakar - used in puberty ceremony
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New Guinea
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Spear
New Guinea
Media Restricted
 		36-105-70/487 Ceremonial staff called kakar - used in puberty ceremony & is the +
Staff
Shaft, modified
New Guinea
Media Restricted
 		36-105-70/488 Ceremonial staff called kakar - used in puberty ceremony & is the +
Staff
Shaft, modified
New Guinea
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Tube
Papua New Guinea
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Image Not Available for Lime container of wood and bamboo- used in puberty ceremony
36-105-70/456 Lime container of wood and bamboo- used in puberty ceremony
New Guinea
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36-105-70/455 Lime container of wood and bamboo- used in puberty ceremony
New Guinea