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1896.60.6

Syrinx with 6 graduated bamboo pipes, all open below, closed at top by node with half-moon hole to one side, binding not original.

1896.60.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Syrinx with 6 graduated bamboo pipes, all open below, closed at top by node with half-moon hole to one side, binding not original.
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
New Ireland Bismarck Archipelago
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Eva Cutter
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1896
Date collected
By 1896
Acquisition information
Purchased: 01/1896
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Process Tied
Dimensions
Length 123 mm shortest pipe, Length: max 384 mm longest pipe, Width: max 67 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1896.60.6

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Panpipes