Accession No
1977.417
Description
Musical instrument, an open single end blown flute with fingerholes. Nose blown. 4+0 fingerholes. Edge obtained by cutting away thickness of proximal septum until aperture of correct diameter appears, the shape of the edge being determined by the curvature of septum.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur
Period
Source
Picken, Laurence Ernest Rowland (Dr) [collector and vendor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1977.417
Cultural Affliation
Material
Local Term
Seruling (Flute); hidong (Nose)
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Card has the following entries: " Name and address of hospital: Hospital Jabaton Hal Ehwal Orang Asli, Batu 11.75, Jalan Bentong, Gombak, Selangor" : " i.e. Hospital of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs" . The card has the following number reference: " unnumbered" Made and played by (and acquired from) a woman patient in the grounds of aboriginal hospital outside Kuala Lumpur; Collected by: Picken.Dr.L.E.R in 1972
Event Date 24/2/1987
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
An open single end blown flute with fingerholes. Nose blown. 4+0 fingerholes. Edge obtained by cutting away thickness of proximal septum until aperture of correct diameter appears, the shape of the edge being determined by the curvature of septum
Event Date 24/2/1987
Author: maa
FM:79909
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