Flageolet of bamboo.

Collection type: Object
Description: Flageolet of bamboo.
Long description: Flageolet of bamboo, the surface covered with designs cut through the thin siliceous exterior. At the upper end cut into a mouthpiece and plugged with wood, leaving a narrow air-duct; the sound aperture small and elliptical, partly burnt to harden the edges. 7 stops in front, 1 thumb stop at back. The whole coated with red stain.
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Sarawak
Cultural groups: Bidayuh; Iban
Person: Field collector Edward Bartlett; PRM source Edward Bartlett
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1899
Date collected: By 1899
Acquisition information: Purchased: 02/1899
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Pigment, Process Perforated, Process Decorated, Process Carved, Process Stained, Process Burnt
Dimensions: Diameter: max 22 mm, Length: max 323 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1899.72.17

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