Inlaid and carved double flageolet made of wood and metal. [RR 13/1/2020]

Collection type: Object
Description: Inlaid and carved double flageolet made of wood and metal. [RR 13/1/2020]
Long description: Double flageolet, svirala, made of one block of wood; in upper part two tubes concealed within one head-piece, in lower part wood cut away leaving two parallel tubes. 4 holes on right-hand tbe, 3 on left. Decoration of low relief geometric shapes on top of upper surface and cut and notch design on edges and pipes. 3 metal diamonds set in on upper surface and ends of both pipes trimmed with same metal. Square vent in oblong window `rosewood' colour. Initials NB carved on back.
Geographical reference: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe > Southern Europe > Bosnia and Herzegovina; Jezero
Cultural groups: Bosnian; Serb
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1895
Date collected: 1895
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Perforated, Process Carved, Process Inlaid, Process Decorated
Dimensions: Length: max 336 mm, Width: max 44 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.34.223

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