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1909.34.32

Nose flute of bamboo. [El.B 09/12/2011]

1909.34.32

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Collection type
Object
Description
Nose flute of bamboo. [El.B 09/12/2011]
Long description
Nose flute of bamboo, closed at each end by a node. At each end just inside the node is a sound hole for blowing on with the nostril, and open stops lie in the same line with the sound holes, 122 mm from one and 140 mm from the other. Around the centre are grouped 4 holes about equidistant from one another. Slight burnt decoration.
Geographical reference
Fiji
Oceania > Melanesia > Fiji
Date / Period
Date made: Before 07/1909
Date collected
By July 1909
Acquisition information
Donated: 1909
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Perforated, Process Pyroengraved Pokerwork
Dimensions
Diameter: max 54 mm head, Length: max 580 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1909.34.32

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Flute

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