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1938.34.242

Duct-flute, flute à bec, surune ndrawa, of bamboo. 4 stops, plain surface. Duct extended with the windway at top of the point.

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1938.34.242

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Collection type
Object
Description
Duct-flute, flute à bec, surune ndrawa, of bamboo. 4 stops, plain surface. Duct extended with the windway at top of the point.
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Sumatra Sumatera Utara provinsi (province) Pulau Nias
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1907
Date collected
By 1907
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 288 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.242 Other numbers: 242
Research and responses

See J. Kunst: Music in Nias, (Leiden, 1939), 65 f

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Flute

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