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1938.34.309

Bamboo flute, wannisemo-i of type peculiar to Guiana.

1938.34.309

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bamboo flute, wannisemo-i of type peculiar to Guiana.
Long description
Surface covered with elaborate incised patterns. Mouthpiece in form of rectangular slit; large semi-concave venthole in middle of cylinder, node on its one side perforated. [LM-S 20/1/2020]
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
By 1939
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Perforated, Process Decorated, Process Incised
Dimensions
Diameter: max 36 mm, Length: max 483 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.309

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Flute

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