Flute
Papua New Guinean (Tolai People)
In many parts of the Sepik River and Highlands regions of Papua New Guinea, men create sacred flutes from bamboo. These side-blown flutes can only be played by men in ceremonial contexts and may not even be seen by women and children. This example was the voice of a type of spirit called brag.
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