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nguru

Wood flute (nguru) with two modulating holes on the side and two, with haliotis shell rings, on the curved end. Two contorted figures with extending tongues are carved on the sides with the mouthpiece shaped as the mouth of a head with haliotis shell eyes. A lug on one side is for a suspension cord, now lost.

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