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1907.75.39

Free reed mouth organ with gourd air chamber, the mouth piece standing at right angles to the 6 slender bamboo pipes of varying length. Each pipe with finger hole, and bamboo free reed inside the gourd.

1907.75.39

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Collection type
Object
Description
Free reed mouth organ with gourd air chamber, the mouth piece standing at right angles to the 6 slender bamboo pipes of varying length. Each pipe with finger hole, and bamboo free reed inside the gourd.
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Kalimantan Upper Mahakam River
Person
Field collector H.L. Chittenden
PRM source H.L. Chittenden
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1907
Date collected
By 1907
Acquisition information
Purchased: 06/1907
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Gourd Plant, Material Resin Plant, Material String, Process Perforated, Process Tied, Process Knotted, Process Glued
Dimensions
Width: max 195 mm, Length: max 895 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1907.75.39 Other numbers: 42

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Free Reed

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