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Pair of bamboo flutes (A,B)
Pair of bamboo flutes (A,B)
Object Number 995-29-00/71A
Display Title Pair of bamboo flutes (A,B)
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of identical bamboo flutes. Each has one open end and five holes on top. Design consists of red lines which make circles between the holes.:at
Inventory Description Reed flute, open 1 end, 5 square perfoarations, red paintd designs.
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1995
Materials Reed, Pigment, Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 1 x 0.9 cm (9 1/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-00/71.A
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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