flute, sacred, and flute ornament; flute is long bamboo shaft decorated at four places on length with plaited rattan; cassowary feathers worked into rattan binding at one end; ornament is carved wood in shape of bird; flute is cracked; a) flute, b) ornament; played ritually in the haus tamabrah; played in pairs, with alternating tones; this specimen is half of a pair, of which the other half is 11-37788ab
Donor:
Ellsworth La Boyteaux and Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux