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1928.69.1534

Flute.

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1928.69.1534

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flute.
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland Sahunyu
Cultural groups
Rengma Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
1931.4.18
Acquisition information
Donated: 1931
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Pigment, Process Perforated, Process Stained
Dimensions
Diameter: max 15 mm head, Length: max 579 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.1534
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, Musical Instrument, Flute

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