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Object Number
49-14-50/8062
Display Title
Bamboo flute with pyrographic designs and 3 holes. Lilongwe
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Lilongwe
Inventory Description
Bamboo flute, 3 burnt fingerholes, lightly burnished spiral deco, ends tapered
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials
Bamboo
Dimensions
Overall: 47.2 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm (18 9/16 x 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8062
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