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End-blown flute
This instrument was collected in the field by Diana Powell-Cotton. It is an end-blown flute made of bamboo, with six fingerholes and two thumbholes.
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1925–35 - Maker:
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Powell-Cotton Museum - Inventory number:
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Fuma Island, Bajuni Islands, Jabbada Hoose (region), Somalia - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.111.12 Open single end-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.111.12 Open single end-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Powell-Cotton Museum
- Measurements:Height: 385mm