Notched flute, whistle, gore, of reed, ornamented with incised designs. 3 fingerholes, lower end closed; open end bevelled away on one side to give a sharp edge.

Collection type: Object
Description: Notched flute, whistle, gore, of reed, ornamented with incised designs. 3 fingerholes, lower end closed; open end bevelled away on one side to give a sharp edge.
Geographical reference: Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu; Pentecôte [Pentecost]
Person: Field collector Robert Henry Codrington; Field collector Melanesian Mission; PRM source Robert Henry Codrington; PRM source Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1885
Date collected: By 1885
Acquisition information: Donated: 1885, uncertain Transferred: 21/04/1888, uncertain
Materials and processes: Material Reed Plant, Process Perforated, Process Notched, Process Decorated, Process Incised
Dimensions: Length x Width 333 x 17 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1920.100.14
Associated publications: Reference: Objects as insights : R. H. Codrington's ethnographic collections from Melanesia., Main author: Nick Stanley.; London, 2021, Page: 35, Page illustrated: 35, Notes: Notched flute reed, ornamented with incised designs, Pentecost