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Object Number 970-29-70/4791
Display Title Pan pipe ("uufifolo buri": "the one to be blown in the back", i.e. bass) 22 cm.x
Descriptions
Object Description Pan pipe ("uufifolo buri": "the one to be blown in the back", i.e. bass) 22 cm.x 29 cm.
Inventory Description Pan pipe, bamboo pieces lashed together and graduated in length
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms Malaita, North; Lau Lagoon; Kwalo'ai village
Dimensions Overall: 28.3 x 22.5 x 2 cm (11 1/8 x 8 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 970-29-70/4791; uufifolo buri; 36

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