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Object Number
973-11-70/5274
Display Title
Flute, end-blown. Bamboo flute with four finger holes; design carved into surfac
Descriptions
Object Description
Flute, end-blown. Bamboo flute with four finger holes; design carved into surface; finger holes positioned on lower third of tube. "never played by women" - for men only. Decorations on exterior made by burning sticks and applying to surface.
Inventory Description
Flute, bamboo tube, incised floral and geometric designs, 4 holes
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Ialibu
Materials
Bamboo, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 54 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm (21 1/4 x 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-11-70/5274
Provenance
Collector
Mary Elizabeth Rame
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| 973-11-70/5276 | Flute, end-blown. Bamboo flute with four finger holes; design carved into surfac |
Woodwind
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Papua New Guinea
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| 973-11-70/5275 | End blown bamboo flute with four finger holes; designs carved into surface of th |
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| 37-98-70/844 | Flute, end-blown |
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Soliga
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| 04-19-70/63117 | Flute, nose-blown |
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Borneo
Borneo | |
| 94-14-70/51553 | Flute, end-blown |
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Java
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| 46-78-70/2322 | Flute, end-blown |
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Malaysia
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| 46-78-70/2321 | Flute, end blown |
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| 20-33-40/D1565 | End flute - open tube of bone with finger holes |
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Dalmatia
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Ethiopia
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