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1928.69.1155

Oboe

1928.69.1155

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Collection type
Object
Description
Oboe
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Assam North Cachar Hills Longren
Cultural groups
Dimasa
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1928
Date collected
26 January 1928
Acquisition information
Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Tin Metal, Process Perforated, Process Bound, Process Split
Dimensions
Diameter: max 105 mm, Length: max 750 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.69.1155
Research and responses

'Finger-stops' are not an accurate way of describing the fingerholes; stop is an archaic and confusing term for fingerhole that is no longer used [HLR 26/1/2005].

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Double Reed

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