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Horn/Trumpet

Asmat "Fu" Hunting and War Trumpet #1

Situ, Indonesia
Melanesia - Indonesia

Bamboo
Collected in 1991

Length: 17.5 inches

An Asmat hunting and war trumpet (called “Fu”) made of bamboo and carved on the exterior. Before the “Fu” was used during tribal warfare. Today, it is used for ceremonies and feasts in the Men’s House (“Yeu"). This “Fu” was collected in Situ, in 1991.

 

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Catalog#: HWMC