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Fangufangu
Characteristic nose flute from the Pacific Islands, in which the player blows with his nose, rather than with his mouth. The player covers one of the embouchure holes at the ends with one nostril and uses the thumb to close the other nostril while playing. It is made from a single stalk of bamboo, closed with a natural node at both ends, with six fingerholes.
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1850–1950 - Maker:
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Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum - Inventory number:
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Polynesia - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.111.2 Stopped single end-blown flutes
- Culture:Tonga
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- Decorative elements:Carved geometric patterned bands along the exterior, dark in colour (pokerwork?). Fish shapes toward one end on the back side.
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.111.2 Stopped single end-blown flutes
- Repository:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
- Measurements:Length: 440mm; Diameter: 35mm