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1938.36.1324

Pan pipe of seven pipes of varying length, made from bamboo.

1938.36.1324

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pan pipe of seven pipes of varying length, made from bamboo.
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
New Britain Bismarck Archipelago South-west Coast Kandrian (Moewehafen) Alu'u Village
Cultural groups
Arawe
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 08/1937
Date collected
10 June 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Process Tied
Dimensions
Width: max 37 mm, Length: max 327 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1324 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1256
Research and responses

Note: Alu'u village is the name used by the collector. This village may have moved, may no longer exist or the name could have subsequently changed. [CK 05 09 1997]

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Panpipes