Accession No

1988.204 A


Description

Musical instrument, a bamboo flute, side blown, with bone finials.


Place

Asia; East Asia; China; Beijing


Period


Source

Richards, Dorothy Pilley (Mrs) [collector]; Richards, Ivor Armstrong (Dr) [collector]; Luckett, Richard (Dr) [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1988.204 A


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bamboo; Bone


Local Term


Measurements

22mm x 22mm x 505mm


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Flute bought in 1927 from temples north of Peking; Collected by: Richards.Dr.I.A; Richards.Mrs.I.A in 1927
Event Date 27/4/1988
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Bamboo Chinese flute; Good; Whole
Event Date 27/4/1988
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Side blown flute with bone finials. Noted by Matthew Hill, Royal College of Music MINIM project cataloguer and photographer.
Event Date 15/5/2017
Author: Remke Velden


Context (Analysis)
Object processed and photographed as part of the Royal College of Music MINIM-UK project (Musical INstrument Interface for Museums and Collections) research visit to MAA, 8-18 May 2017. See www.minim-uk.org.
R. vd. Velden, 28/06/2017
Event Date 28/6/2017
Author: Mark Elliott


FM:80053

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