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Notched flute
Whistle, notched flute, carved with a deep notch from a single piece of a dark, heavy wood. The bulbous central chamber is carved with two fingerholes set into symmetrical, slightly conical protrusions at each side. The central chamber extends into a narrower, hollow tube.
- Date:
1925-1950 - Maker:
- Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Nigeria - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.141.12 Open single notch flutes with fingerholes
- Culture:Igbo
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- Materials:wood
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- Inscriptions:
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.141.12 Open single notch flutes with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements: overall: 185 x 60 x 36 mm