Summary
Sound producing objects are important in song cycles and ceremonial occasions. 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').
Local Name
Kul or Kwi
Physical Description
A wooden trumpet. Two notches recorded the death of victims of settlements warriors. The carved head is most likely a hornbill or eagle, but some of the beak appears to be lost - Barry Craig, War Trophies or Curios pg. 58 [Jhadfield June 2025]
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Trumpet
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720 mm (Length), 125 mm (Width), 125 mm (Height), 125 mm (Outside Diameter)
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