Flute with two holes with engraved decorations, and a double projection in the shape of a fish mouth. In Vanuatu, the flute is played mainly by men for entertainment, relaxation, or to accompany a traditional story, but some tunes are used to enhance the effect of love spells, to make yams grow, and also to accompany certain secret aspects of funeral rituals. See for a similar flute collected by F. Speiser between 1910 and 1912 in the collections of the Basel Museum (vb3310), and reproduced on page 155 of Vanuatu Oceania - Arts Des Îles De Cendre Et de Corail, RMN-ORSTOM, 1996. Ni Vanuatu, Pentecost Island, (New Hebrides) Vanuatu, Melanesia Bamboo, small accidents and cracks, patina of use. H. 77.6 cm Provenance: - Collected by Pierre Langlois and Marcel Évrard in 1959-60 - Former Marcel Évrard collection, acquired from Marcel Évrard