The Asmat people of southwest New Guinea create fu, distinctive trumpets made from thick sections of bamboo. Used primarily as signaling devices, in the past the trumpets were closely associated with warfare. When raiding an enemy village, warriors blew the fu, whose loud sound was believed to terrify enemies and render them immobile. When returning to their home village from a successful raid, the warriors again sounded the trumpets to proclaim their triumph. Fu were also played during male initiations and to accompany some drum performances. Warfare had ceased by the mid-twentieth century, but the Asmat continue to use trumpets for signaling and other purposes.
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