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Duct flute; pinkillu
Saripalka pinkillu, duct flute, made of a branch of jarka wood (genus Albizia) spilt laterally for the bore to be carved out. The two halves are bound with twelve bands of ox tendon. A beak-shaped mouthpiece is carved at the proximal end. A block of charka-uma wood (Proustia cuneifolia) is inserted, and is sealed with beeswax or fat. It extends slightly from the top of the beak. The entrance to the windway is half-moon shaped in section. A square mouth or window, with a long chamfered edge is cut into the front of the tube. Six large, round finger holes are arranged in two groups of three towards the distal end.
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circa 1987 - Maker:
Martinez, Dionicio Delgado - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Potosí (Timezone: America/La_Paz) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
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- Materials:grass, wood
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 920 x 45 mm