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1938.36.773

Large bamboo syrinx, single row of 7 stopped pipes. Bound in two places with strips of bamboo, top ends have long strips cut from the outer surface, bottom cut off roughly after node.

1938.36.773

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Collection type
Object
Description
Large bamboo syrinx, single row of 7 stopped pipes. Bound in two places with strips of bamboo, top ends have long strips cut from the outer surface, bottom cut off roughly after node.
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province Manki Village
Cultural groups
Anga
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
8 April 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1937, uncertain Donated: 1938, uncertain
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Tied
Dimensions
Width: max 130 mm, Length: max 516 mm, Length: max 292 mm shortest pipe
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.773 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 773

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Panpipes