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1928.69.1531

Flageolet.

1928.69.1531

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flageolet.
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Assam North Cachar Hills Longkai
Cultural groups
Zeme Naga
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1929
Date collected
1929
Acquisition information
Donated: 1931
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Perforated, Process Decorated, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 393 mm, Diameter: max 20 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.1531
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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