Bamboefluit uit Sepik-gebied, Papoea Nieuw-Guinea opaal Please note: The mask has

Please note: The mask has a crack at the chin (see photo)

is a mouse or rat called Mashika

Yaks are domesticated wild oxen that live at high altitudes in the Himalayas

In addition to their practical use

because it has the shape of a stylized bird and contains two hornbill heads at the top

Bamboefluit uit Sepik-gebied, Papoea Nieuw-Guinea opaal Please note: The mask hasDimensions: 31 cm x 1. 9 cm. This bamboo flute is a traditional and sacred instrument from the Sepik region. The sound of the flute is considered to be the voice of a specific ancestral spirit. The use of the flute is strictly reserved for initiated men. Non initiates are not allowed to see the flute, which is why it is kept in the haus tambaran (ceremonial men's house). The flute is played by blowing air into a side hole at the top of the instrument.