Geschnitzte Bambusflöte, handgefertigt in Bali, Indonesien, "Gartenmelodie"

A gecko and a dragonfly frolic amid flowers on this bamboo flute. The instrument is carefully crafted by Nyoman Lentong of Indonesia. Flutes of this type are used in the Balinese gamelan orchestra, whose importance goes beyond the pleasure of music and into the realm of ritual ceremony. Lentong shapes the buluh, or bamboo, by hand and uses burnt coconut ash to embellish the carved motifs. He signs it as "Pan Nasib," as he is known in his village.