Flute decorated at one end with bird and plant designs.

Collection type: Object
Description: Flute decorated at one end with bird and plant designs.
Long description: Flute decorated at one end with bird and plant designs. The flute is formed from a length of bamboo which has been painted or stained a dark brown colour. There are five finger holes and one thumb hole. There may have been a mouthpiece attached to the top, which is now missing. The bottom part of the flute is unstained, and has been decorated with curvilinear patterns of vines, with bunches of grapes coloured in green, and bird figures which have been coloured in red.
Geographical reference: Asia (Place of Origin)
Asia (Place of Origin); South-eastern Asia (Place of Origin)
Asia > South-eastern Asia (Place of Origin)
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Unknown Source
Date
Acquisition information: Found unentered: 2006
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Pigment, Process Stained, Process Painted
Dimensions: Length 572 mm, Width: max 41 mm, Depth 33 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2022.63.1

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