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Object Number
49-14-50/8059
Display Title
Bamboo flute with four holes. Lilongwe
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Lilongwe
Inventory Description
Bamboo flute, 4 burnt fingerholes, 1 cork plug, 1 end skin-wrapped
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials
Bamboo, Animal skin, Cork
Dimensions
Overall: 49.2 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm (19 3/8 x 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8059
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