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Wooden flute

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Dagged longitudinal flute with finger holes: an elongated wooden body is provided with an axial bore that first widens from the blowing end and then leads cylindrically with a small diameter to the lower end. Two opposing grip holes are positioned laterally at the height of the largest bore. The blow hole is notched. The main hole is blocked by clay about 4cm from the lower end (intentionally ?)

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Length: 16 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 36925

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Cameroon
    Fontem
  • Collecting
    who
    Erna Kuhnert - Former Possessors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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