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Nose flute
Nose flute, transverse flute. Bamboo pipe with a node at each end. The proximal node closes the top end of the pipe, and the distal node has been opened. The oval aperture close to the proximal end is for blowing the instrument and there are three small, round finger holes towards the lower end.
- Date:
circa 1972 - Maker:
- Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Malaysia - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Culture:Semai
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 569 x 27 mm