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Object Number
46-78-70/2321
Display Title
Flute, end blown
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
suling
Object Description
Flute, end blown. Bamboo cylinder with six fingerholes in lower half of cylinder; rectangular blowhole at closed end; decorative patterns burned into cylinder.
Inventory Description
Flute, bamboo, pyrographic linear designs, seven holes
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ming
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Malaysia
Additional Geographic Terms
Malay Archipelago
Materials
Bamboo
Dimensions
Overall: 57.25 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm (22 9/16 x 1 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-78-70/2321
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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