Flute in anthropomorphic shape

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Description

wood, dark brown patina, strips from animal skin, “with arms akimbo”, large mouthpiece, three side holes, sligthly dam., fine crack, abrasion of paint, acrylic base;
notes played on these flutes sound an alarm and warriors carry them into battle. Also such flutes are played to signal the beginning of communal hunt.

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Littérature comparée

Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, p. 446

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