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nose flute

Nose flute made of bamboo, pyro-engraved with Samoan text and a variety of creatures, part animal, part human. Many of them are dressed and engaged in human vices: drinking from bottles, holding guns, etc. Some of the inscriptions are in capital letters, some in cursive.

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