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Flute
Object Number 78-46-70/15326
Display Title Flute
Descriptions
Object Description Flute
Inventory Description Flute, bamboo tube, 7 perforations, burnt linear and triangular designs, cracked
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Materials Bamboo
Dimensions Overall: 58.5 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm (23 1/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 15326

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