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1892.55.25

Flute.

1892.55.25

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flute.
Geographical reference
Madagascar
Africa > Eastern Africa > Madagascar
Hovea
Person
Field collector James Sibree
Field collector London Missionary Society
PRM source James Sibree
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1892
Date collected
By 1892
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1892
Materials and processes
Material Reed Plant, Material Animal Horn, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 432 mm, Diameter: max 29 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1892.55.25 Other numbers: 31
Research and responses

Not all objects given on the attached list of objects provided by Rev. James Sibree were purchased by the Pitt Rivers Museum. The remaining items were purchased by Edward B. Tylor.

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Flute

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