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Unknown — Flute Stopper, Papua New Guinea
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Flute Stopper, Papua New Guinea

A flute stopper from Papua New Guinea, likely used to regulate airflow in traditional wind instruments.

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Provenances

July 3, 2023

Estimate: $15,000$25,000

Lot 47

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Unknown, Flute Stopper, Papua New Guinea

A flute stopper from Papua New Guinea, likely used to regulate airflow in traditional wind instruments.

Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Pacific Art, Functional Art, Flute Stopper, Indigenous Crafts, Papua New Guinea, Musical Instruments

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art