421.221.2 Partly-stopped flutes with internal duct

Duct flute of bamboo. Small rectangular mouth. Seven burnt-out fingerholes and one thumbhole.

This duct flute was part of a collection made in the Maldive Islands by John Stanley Gardiner, a pioneer in the field of research in coral reefs.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
3.167
Date
before 1903
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 455 mm x 35 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
bamboo
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
Music Gallery > Side D - Listening to Order > Case D2 - Classification
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