Flute
Item number Ie386 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Ie386 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Short bamboo section, bound with fibres and with fibre and feather rings at top and bottom. The stop is a kneeling man with a crested bird on his head. Both have cowrie eyes, the bird also has a row of fibre tassels on its back while the man has 1 in his nose. The bird also has a tuft of feathers on its cheek.
These flutes are ceremonially displayed and used as bride price.
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These flutes are ceremonially displayed and used as bride price.
Short bamboo section, bound with fibres and with fibre and feather rings at top and bottom. The stop is a kneeling man with a crested bird on his head. Both have cowrie eyes, the bird also has a row of fibre tassels on its back while the man has 1 in his nose. The bird also has a tuft of feathers on its cheek.
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