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Whistle; duct flute
Pottery whistle in the shape of a military bandsman playing a pair of cymbals . Painted instrument, boots, face, hands, hair, epaulettes, cap and orange jacket. The figure stands on a square base. The integral whistle mouthpiece extends upwards from the centre of the back edge of the base.
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1938-1948 - Maker:
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Lisbon (Timezone: Europe/Lisbon) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.311 Stopped flutes with internal duct, without fingerholes with fixed stopped lower end
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.311 Stopped flutes with internal duct, without fingerholes with fixed stopped lower end
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 170 x 55 x 92 mm