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Yurupari trumpet

before 1972 | Wolfgang Ptak

The flutes and trumpets of the Yurupari represent the bones of the primordial human being, the creator that brought the first ancestors of all human peoples into being. In the course of his initiation, the creator’s father pushed him into the fire. Out of the ashes rose a palm tree, which the father used to fashion the Yurupari instruments. When he was still alive, the primordial human being already had numerous orifices emitting music. This music can still be heard – also by those uninitiated – when the Yurupari instruments are played during rituals.

The flutes and trumpets of the Yurupari represent the bones of the primordial human being, the creator that brought the first ancestors of all human peoples into being. In the course of his initiation, the creator’s father pushed him into the fire. Out of the ashes rose a palm tree, which the father used to fashion the Yurupari instruments. When he was still alive, the primordial human being already had numerous orifices emitting music. This music can still be heard – also by those uninitiated – when the Yurupari instruments are played during rituals.

Collection:
Wolfgang Ptak

Collection:
Fritz Trupp (geb. 1943) DNB

Time:
before 1972

Object Name
Yurupari trumpet

Culture
Makuna Ide hino masá

Material/technology:
Chonta palm wood, bark strips, wood, bast

Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien

Collection area
South America

Invs.
154025