flute

bamboo flute. three large holes. decorated with burnt designs. illustrated in 'Polynesian Artifacts' pl 66.

Large flute with carved, incised patterns and smoked. Three large holes are drilled in the flute, two at end, one at mouth end. There is a lizard motif with 4 birds near mouth piece, with tail, measuring 130mm long. This design is followed by a fish design, flower and leaf designs, a geometric triangle design, 2 large leaf design panels near center of flute, and several other leaf and geometric designs. The flute is sealed on both ends by naturally occuring segments in the bambo, with a convex mouth piece and concave playing end. An adhesive label on flute reads "582A".