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1900.55.634

Notch flute, thin bamboo

1900.55.634

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Collection type
Object
Description
Notch flute, thin bamboo
Long description
Bamboo flute closed by node below; 2 finger holes near lower end; upper end notched at edge to blow against. All finely engraved.
Person
Field collector Norman Heywood Hardy
PRM source Robert Francis Wilkins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900
Date collected
By 1900
Acquisition information
Donated: 1900
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Perforated, Process Notched, Process Decorated, Process Incised
Dimensions
Diameter: max 18 mm, Length: max 530 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.55.634 Other numbers: 130.B.8

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