Summary
Sound producing objects are important in song cycles and ceremonial occassions. For the Iatmul, the most important are wood trumpets such as this one (named' kul' or 'kwi') as well as slit gongs ('simi', 'wagin'), hand drums ('kwang-gu') and flutes ('kain', 'wabikein').
Physical Description
A wooden trumpet.
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Object/Medium
Kul or Kwi [Trumpet]
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Object Measurements
720 mm (Length), 125 mm (Width), 125 mm (Height), 125 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Overall Dimensions - Assembled
720 mm (Length), 125 mm (Width), 125 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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