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Musette
Musette of blackwood, made in two joints: the conical body and the bulbous bell. Cork lapped tenon. Nickel-silver plated ferrules and key. The key is pillar mounted with a circular cup cover and leather pad. Six fingerholes, thumb hole and two vent holes. No inscriptions.
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1860-1910 - Maker:
- Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Europe - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
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- Materials:cork, leather, steel, nickel silver-plating, copper alloy, african blackwood
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 346 x 35 x 35 mm