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Object Number 36-105-70/431
Display Title Bamboo flute
Descriptions
Inventory Description Flute, bamboo tube, square perforation, dirt residue
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nor-Papua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Mandated Territory: Kaup, on coast; Sepik River, 40 mi. west of
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 71 x 1.7 x 1.8 cm (27 15/16 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-105-70/431

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