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Commentary

This flute is part of a large collection of ethnographical material from the Bedamuni area of Papua New Guinea collected by A.G.van Beek and K. van Beek-Auer of Leiden University for the Horniman Museum. The flute is played only by young men, especially when they are returning from the gardens in the afternoon. It can be played either at the middle or the end.

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Furaboosu, transverse flute. A bamboo pipe open at both ends. The pipe tapers slightly towards one end. A deep hole which reaches almost half way around the circumference is cut midway along the pipe above the single, opened node. One half of the flute has been painted a pale brown colour.

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transverse flute
M16-1986
Musical Instruments

1 item (description level: whole)

421.121.12
Broad category
Musical Instruments, Aerophone
Additional names, titles, or classifications
catalogue name:  transverse flute
object name (Horniman Ethno.):  transverse flute
object name (local):  furaboosu
catalogue title:  421.121.12
classified as:  421.121.12

Additional maker information
maker:  Kopara
Place
Western Province, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania
Additional place information
collected:  Western Province  (1978 - 1979)
Date made
circa 1978
Additional date information
date made:  circa 1978 
Collector
Beek, Gosewijn van; Beek-Auer, Kateline van
Additional collector information
collector:   Beek, Gosewijn van  (1978 - 1979)
collector:   Beek-Auer, Kateline van  (1978 - 1979)
Date collected
{earliest=1978, latest=1979, primary=true, value=1978 - 1979}
Additional date information
date collected:  1978 - 1979 
1978 - 1979 
Culture
Bedamuni
Additional culture information
Bedamuni  (Western Province, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania)

Materials & techniques
bamboo
Additional material & technique information
material: bamboo (overall)
Measurements
overall: 565 mm x 20 mm
Additional measurement information
overall: 565 mm x 20 mm

Van Beek Collection
Provenance
agent:  Beek, Gosewijn van  1979 - 1981-03-04
agent:  Beek-Auer, Kateline van  1979 - 1981-03-04


Related subjects
object name: Bedamuni
material: transverse flutes
classified as: bamboo
421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes

Record created 1999-12-26 by EMOWEN
Record last updated 2017-10-23 by XGVIEWS