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Object Number 34-91-50/539
Display Title Reed flute
Descriptions
Inventory Description Flute, reed, hollowed, 4 finger holes one end, square notch at other end
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tereki
  • Maragoli
  • Hamite
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Materials Reed
Dimensions Overall: 55.9 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm (22 x 1 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/539

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