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

Current repository

Museo degli Sguardi di Rimini

Period

No remote collection record is available.