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End-blown flute
End-blown flute. The conical body is of bone. The flute is held vertically with the rim uppermost. It is wide and round, and the instrument tapers inwards from here to a flat narrow tip at the distal end. Five small, uneven finger holes are grouped in the middle of the front surface, each in a shallow recess. The lowest two holes are blocked with resin.
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Zaire - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.111.22 Stopped single end-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Materials:resin, bone
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.111.22 Stopped single end-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 253 x 42 x 27 mm