MAAAT-ETNO-FLAUTO-001Ethnographic object record

CEREMONIAL FLUTE WITH APPLIED ANTROPOMORPHIC MASCK

This flute belongs to the group of ceremonial flutes usually decorated with a head representing the magical ancestor whose voice the flute embodies. B.4 Singularity of the specimen The singularity of our specimen lies in the dimensions of the face, which is thus applied to the body of the flute and is not, on the other hand, inserted into its upper end as is the case in the majority of instances

Origin: Sepik
Provenance: Sepik

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Abstract dcterms:abstract: Transverse free-blown flute consisting of a large vegetable cane cut off above a preserved node, and at the opposite extremity below a node whose occlusion has been removed. Near the upper node a large circular opening is cut, functioning as the embouchure. A second opening of smaller diameter is pierced near the other extremity.en
Type dcterms:type: Ethnographic object record
Spatial Coverage dcterms:spatial: Museo degli sguardi di Rimini
Rights Holder dcterms:rightsHolder: Museo degli Sguardi di Riminien