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Horn/Trumpet

Asmat "Fu" Trumpet #1

Asmat People, Southwest New Guinea
Melanesia - Papua New Guinea

Bamboo
ca. Early-Mid 20th century

Length: 41cm (16

Trumpets are used primarily as signaling devices and in the past were closely associated with warfare. It is played by vibrating the lips while blowing into a hole in the end or side of the instrument. The length and diameter of the hollow bamboo determines the fundamental pitch and amplifies the sound.

 

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Catalog#: OC-AELV-5