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Important war trumpet, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.…
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Sydney
Date:
18-Apr-2021
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Description:
Important war trumpet, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Such trumpets were blown after a successful tribal fight to alert their home village of the warriors' success. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Provenance: acquired in the field c. 1929 Published in Vol. Lvi, no. 3, the National Geographic magazine September, 1929, page 318. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 52.5 x 8.5 cm
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Category:
Tribal: New Guinean