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1928.69.600

Boy's flute of bamboo (node at either end), mouth-hole at side, and 2 finger-stops at the other end, same side.

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1928.69.600

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Collection type
Object
Description
Boy's flute of bamboo (node at either end), mouth-hole at side, and 2 finger-stops at the other end, same side.
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland Akhoia village
Cultural groups
Ao Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
October 1923
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1924 Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 310 mm, Diameter: max 31 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.600
Research and responses

'Finger-stops' are not an accurate way of describing the fingerholes; stop is an archaic and confusing term for fingerhole that is no longer used [HLR 26/1/2005].

Search terms: Music, Children and Childcare, Musical Instrument, Flute