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1914.14.5

End-flute, nay, engraved all over and bound with brass wire round the bamboo tube. 9 ornamental brass bindings, 4 of these more elaborately decorated with turned wires.

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1914.14.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
End-flute, nay, engraved all over and bound with brass wire round the bamboo tube. 9 ornamental brass bindings, 4 of these more elaborately decorated with turned wires.
Geographical reference
Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Cairo
Cultural groups
Arab
Person
Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman
PRM source Winifred Susan Blackman
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1914
Date collected
By 1914
Acquisition information
Donated: 05/1914
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Brass Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Perforated, Process Decorated, Process Incised, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length x Width 486 x 22 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1914.14.5

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Flute

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