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').
Physical Description
A wooden trumpet.
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Trumpet
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440 mm (Length), 75 mm (Width), 75 mm (Height), 70 mm (Outside Diameter)
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