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Sacred flute (female one of a pair) - bamboo; decorated with +
Sacred flute (female one of a pair) - bamboo; decorated with +
Object Number 36-105-70/485
Display Title Sacred flute (female one of a pair) - bamboo; decorated with +
Descriptions
Object Description Sacred flute (female one of a pair) - bamboo; decorated with +
Inventory Description Flute, Hollow, bamboo, wrapped on one end with fiber, feathers, bone, shells
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Karau
Additional Geographic Terms Papua New Guinea coast; Sepik River, west of
Materials Bamboo, Feather, Fiber, Bone, Leather, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 151 x 8.2 x 4 cm (59 7/16 x 3 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Pierre Ledoux (1936)
Donor Donated by Pierre Ledoux (10/1936-06/1937)

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