Bone flute

Made:
1851-1920 in New Zealand

Bone flute, made from bone of ancestor, called "Koauau", decorated with carved curvilinear design, played in cases of difficult parturition, Maori, from New Zealand, 1851-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A220809
Materials:
bone, human
type:
human remains, bone and flute
credit:
Wellcome Trust