Accession No

1962.226 C


Description

Nose Flute - Nose Flute


Place

Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji; Viti Levu; Rewa; Nukui


Period


Source

Roth, George Kingsley [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1962.226 C


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bamboo


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (CMS Description)
Nose Flute
Event Date 7/6/1988
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Roth.G.K in 1957.
Event Date 7/6/1988
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: '62.226 c' inscribed in black ink on the flute. A large cream label attached to the object reads; [handwritten in brown ink:] 'Nose flute made by Marika Tivitivi of Nukui, Rewa. (July '57)'. [added in black ink at the back of the label:] '62.226 b'.
Event Date 4/2/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in black pen:] '62.226 A/C. Oceania. Fiji. Three nose flutes made by Marika Tiritiri 1957. a and b were used by Marika when recording was made of tape in 1957. C & D: G. J. Roth 1957.' [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA -7 JUN 1988 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted to the front of the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black pen:] '62.226 A/C. Oceania. Fiji. Three nose flutes made by Marika Tiritiri 1957. a and b were used by Marika when recording was made of tape in 1957. C & D: G. J. Roth 1957.'
Catalogue card 3 reads [handwritten in black pen:] '1962.226 A-C. FIJI. Nasal flute'.
Event Date 4/2/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (CMS Description)
Long nose flute of bamboo. Undecorated. Cut quite roughly at one end. Four circular holes on one side and one on the other.
Event Date 4/2/2013
Author: maa


FM:80183

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