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1937.52.7.1

Bamboo flageolet with beaked mouthpiece. 5 finger holes burnt in, the first of these enlarged at some later date. Vent on same side as finger holes, a band of metal above this. Vent square.

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1937.52.7.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bamboo flageolet with beaked mouthpiece. 5 finger holes burnt in, the first of these enlarged at some later date. Vent on same side as finger holes, a band of metal above this. Vent square.
Geographical reference
Tibet
Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 05/1937
Date collected
By May 1937
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1937
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Metal, Process Perforated, Process Burnt
Dimensions
Diameter 20 mm, Length: max 388 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1937.52.7.1

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