headhunting horn
Objectcode
EA/30/10
Description (brief)
Wind instrument made from bamboo (fu), enhanced with carved detail. Remarkable is that the instrument and the decorative legs are made from a single piece of bamboo. The instrument appears as a stylized human depiction, with rectangular carvd out shapes depicting the bones.
Dimensions (L)
65,0 cm
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» stem
» cane
» bamboo
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» plant extract
» vegetal dye
Cultural
Cultural origin
» Papua
» South West Coast
» Asmat
» Casuarine Coast and interior
» Ewta River
» Ocenep
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division South New-Guinea
» Subdivision Asmat
» Casuarine Coast
Object category
OVM Category
» wapens, strijd en oorlog
» voorwerpen die verband houden met oorlog
OVM Category
» art
» music
» aërophones