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1938.34.229.1

Flageolet; tube of stout bamboo, with 5 stops

1938.34.229.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flageolet; tube of stout bamboo, with 5 stops
Long description
Surface ornamented with incised geometrical patterns and silver glitter paint. For the other of two in the pair see 1938.34.229 b [MdeA 24/5/2007]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Pakistan
Asia > Southern Asia > Pakistan
Punjab
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
By 1939
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Pigment, Process Perforated, Process Decorated, Process Incised, Process Painted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 24 mm, Length: max 458 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.229.1 Other PRM accession number: 1938.34.229a

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