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An image of Ceremonial flute by Unknown
Alternate image of Ceremonial flute by Unknown Alternate image of Ceremonial flute by Unknown

Unknown

(Papua New Guinea)

Title
Ceremonial flute
Place of origin
Andafugan Village → Yuat River → East Sepik Province → Papua New Guinea
Cultural origin
Biwat people
Year
collected (circa 1970)
Media categories
Musical instrument, Ceremonial object
Materials used
bamboo, clay, wicker frame, cowrie shell, cassowary feathers, teeth, earth pigments
Dimensions

115.0 x 27.0 x 20.0cm approx.

Credit
Purchased 1976
Accession number
153.1976
Location
Not on display
Bibliography (1)

Art Gallery of New South Wales (Editor), Catalogue of acquisitions 1976, Domain, 1976, 92 (illus.). cat.no. 284