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Flute, end-blown
Object Number 46-78-70/2322
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, six note holes, burned linear and annular design
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ming
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia
Additional Geographic Terms Malay Archipelago
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 37.75 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (14 7/8 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-70/2322
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (11/27/1946)

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