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Nose flute
Nose flute of bamboo which is closed at the top and open at the bottom. The hole for blowing the instrument and the two fingerholes have been obliquely drilled through the shaft using a European drill bit. The entire surface is decorated with a tessellating design of flattened hexagons, rendered using a metal stylus to puncture in dotted lines.
- Date:
mid-19th century - Maker:
- Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Niue Island - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Materials:bamboo
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- Inscriptions:
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 138 mm