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Fife. Boxwood with brass ferrules. One block mounted brass key with square flat flap and leather pad. Head joint open but stopped inside, possibly with cork. Two joints, slightly conical. String lapped tenon.
- Date:
circa 1830 - Maker:
- Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Materials:string, leather, copper alloy, boxwood
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- Inscriptions:
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements: overall: 412 x 23 x 23 mm