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Duct flute
Duct flute. Cylindrical bamboo body with three bone ferrules, one at each end and one above the finger holes. Six finger holes, one mirliton hole above these (membrane missing), one thumb hole, two vent holes and two suspension holes, all oval shaped. The top section of the body is decorated with incised floral decoration, with the flowers coloured white and the foliage green.
- Date:
1880-1940 - Maker:
- Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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China - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
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- Materials:cotton, bone, bamboo
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 612 x 23 mm