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1923.86.529

Nose flute.

1923.86.529

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Collection type
Object
Description
Nose flute.
Geographical reference
Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Sarawak
Cultural groups
Iban
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
By 1923
Acquisition information
Donated: 1923
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 690 mm, Diameter: max 15 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.86.529
Research and responses

'Finger-stops' are not an accurate way of describing the fingerholes; stop is an archaic and confusing term for fingerhole that is no longer used [HLR 26/1/2005].

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Flute

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