Flute
89-17-106B
From: Papua New Guinea | Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 89-17-106B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Yonggom/Muyu |
Provenience | Papua New Guinea | Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Bamboo |
Description | Male cult flutes (komok). Pair of bamboo joints, of different lengths. End blown; player blows across two tubes in alternation. For more data see Kirsch field notes. Made by Nonggong Buyop, yat clan, Kombut village, Irian Jaya, living at Dome refugee camp. Purchased from maker 1/29/89. This is a sacred object, Yonggom men do not want Yonggom women to see it. No photographing or publication of details of this object without permission from collector or curator. |
Credit Line | Purchased from Stuart A. Kirsch, 1989 |
Other Number | 112A - Other Number |
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