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Duct flute
A duct flute made of light coloured wood painted black with six finger holes. Wire is wrapped around the shaft in between the finger holes and there is a woven wire design on the shaft in three places. In between the two woven wire designs at the top of the instrument there is a portrait, possibly of a deity, and an inscription in an Indian script.
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mid 20th century - Maker:
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International Anthony Burgess Foundation - Inventory number:
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India - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
- Repository:International Anthony Burgess Foundation
- Measurements:L 357