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Duct flute
Conical-shaped, duct flute made of wood with seven fingerholes and one thumbhole. The instrument has six brass ferrules along the fingerholes that appear to be purely ornamental, a small brass bell flare, and a brass ferrule at the mouthpiece as well.
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1850–1950 - Maker:
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Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum - Inventory number:
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North Africa or South Asia (?) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
- Repository:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
- Measurements:Height: 234mm; Diameter at mouthpiece: 33mm