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Transverse flute
This is an unsigned side-blown flute made entirely of ivory, of which only three sections remain (head, upper and middle joint). The foot joint, which would probably have one key, is missing. The embouchure hole is circular.
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1750–1850 - Maker:
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Colchester and Ipswich Museums - Inventory number:
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- Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.121.12 Open side-blown flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Colchester and Ipswich Museums
- Measurements:Length: 450mm