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1914.42.21

Flute-a-bec, sarunei, of bamboo. 7 fingerholes 1 thumb. Lightly scratched designs. Oblong window.

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1914.42.21

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flute-a-bec, sarunei, of bamboo. 7 fingerholes 1 thumb. Lightly scratched designs. Oblong window.
Geographical reference
Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Negeri Sembilan Rembau
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1914
Date collected
By 1914
Acquisition information
Donated: 09/1914
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Perforated, Process Decorated, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 228 mm, Diameter: max 17 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1914.42.21
Research and responses

Henry Balfour visited Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday 29th September 1914 on the return journey from his trip to Australia for the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting and saw Robinson when he must have been given this object. His diary reads: "Spent rest of morning at the Selangor Museum with H.C. Robinson (director) + C.Boden Kloss, + lunched with them in their bungalow." [CRFW 27/1/2003]

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