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1938.34.257

Long wooden whistle, with one end carved in a diamond shape with suspension hole and the other bulbous with finger hole.

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1938.34.257

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Collection type
Object
Description
Long wooden whistle, with one end carved in a diamond shape with suspension hole and the other bulbous with finger hole.
Cultural groups
Mbuun
Person
Field collector Emil Torday
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1907
Date collected
By 1907
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1907 Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Perforated, Process Carved, Process Hollowed
Dimensions
Length: max 465 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.257

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Flute

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