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Whistle; duct flutes
Whistle, duct flute, with a snuff box. The black horn whistle head with turned decoration. The conical snuff box below is also of horn. It has a reeded outer surface and an ivory band at each end, with a circular lid. It has a silver hinge at one side and an ivory ring inlaid on its outer surface, with a circular silver plaque at its centre.
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1700-1800 - Maker:
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Scotland - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.11 Open flutes with internal duct without fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.11 Open flutes with internal duct without fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 211 x 49 mm