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1923.85.507

Flute: Transverse flute, kuli, of bamboo; upper end closed by a node, sound-hole pierced through the side near this end. Lower end open; 4 open finger-holes. [DCF Court Team 12/2/2003]

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1923.85.507

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flute: Transverse flute, kuli, of bamboo; upper end closed by a node, sound-hole pierced through the side near this end. Lower end open; 4 open finger-holes. [DCF Court Team 12/2/2003]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Thado
Person
Field collector John Henry Hutton
PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
By 1923
Acquisition information
Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 432 mm, Diameter: max 15 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.85.507
Research and responses

According to Ethnologue, 'Kuki' is a synonym for both the Thado Chin and the Zome (Zo). Here the Thado Chin are specifically meant. [SHD 7/6/2000]

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