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1938.36.778

Small single pipe of bamboo, same method of cutting off beneath the node as the syrinxes.

1938.36.778

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small single pipe of bamboo, same method of cutting off beneath the node as the syrinxes.
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Morobe Province Andarora Village
Cultural groups
Anga
Nauti
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: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 10 mm, Length: max 140 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.778

Search terms: Music, Ritual and Ceremonial, Musical Instrument, Flute