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End-blown flute; kaval
Kaval, end-blown flute. Bamboo pipe with five opened nodes, open at both ends. Six slightly elongated fingerholes positioned along the lower section of the front surface. The upper rim has a chamfered outer edge. The top half of the instrument and the lower section beneath the fingerholes are incised with bands of decoration in diamond-shaped and triangular designs.
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Bulgaria - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.111.12 Open single end-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Materials:bamboo
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.111.12 Open single end-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements: overall: 711 x 34 mm