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Whistle; end-blown flute
Whistle, end-blown flute. A conical tube of horn, with a wide circular rim at the top. The tip of the horn is removed, leaving a small central fingerhole at the distal end. A leather sleeve covers the upper three quarters of the surface. The edges are stitched together along a straight seam at the side with a strip of twisted leather, which continues to a loop handle mid-way down.
- Date:
1925-1950 - Maker:
- Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Nigeria - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.111.11 Open single end-blown flutes without fingerholes
- Culture:Kaleirr people, Keluri, Kaleri
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.111.11 Open single end-blown flutes without fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements: overall: 160 x 27 mm