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1931.86.173

Bamboo syrinx with six pipes, 3 open and 3 closed with nodes below and with mouthpieces above.

1931.86.173

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bamboo syrinx with six pipes, 3 open and 3 closed with nodes below and with mouthpieces above.
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Bougainville Kurtachi
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 10/1930
Date collected
By October 1930
Acquisition information
Donated: 1931
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Glue, Process Tied, Process Socketed, Process Glued
Dimensions
Length: max 600 mm longest pipe, Length 275 mm shortest pipe, Width: max 79 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1931.86.173 Other numbers: Blackwood number 172

Search terms: Music, Dance, Musical Instrument, Panpipes

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