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Ritual Flute (Ashin) Stopper

Biwat, 1919

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Biwat

Ritual Flute (Ashin) Stopper

Biwat, 1919

Physical Qualities Wood, mother-of-pearl shell, plant fiber, feathers, human hair, pigment, H. 20 in. (50.8 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number 1955.251.38
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1955; Alan Wurtzburger
"The Alan Wurtzburger Collection of Oceanic Art", January 7th-March 4th 1956, Baltimore Museum of Art
Douglas F. Fraser & Paul S. Wingret, "The Wurtzburger Collection of Oceanic Art" , Baltimore Museum of Art. 1956 pg 8, 24 ills 38.

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