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1938.36.776

Small single pipe of bamboo. Played with small syrinx. End below node finished in a similar way to the syrinx. Stopped by the node.

1938.36.776

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small single pipe of bamboo. Played with small syrinx. End below node finished in a similar way to the syrinx. Stopped by the 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
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter 10 mm, Length 212 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.776 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 776

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