Accession No
1939.213
Description
Native flute made of bamboo all in one piece. This example is incised with drawings of European objects, ships, etc. but has also some suggestions of native drawing.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
British Museum
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1939.213
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bamboo
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Duplicate catalogue card Notes: 'bamboo flute'.’
Event Date 1939
Author: rachel hand
Context (Other owners)
According to the Annual report (1939), 1939.54—81 and 1939.203-221 were transferred from the British Museum as part of a larger transfer of 'Ethnological specimens, Gilbert Islands, Samoa, Tonga, New Caledonia, and New Zealand'.
Event Date 1939
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Native flute made of bamboo all in one piece. This example is incised with drawings of European objects, ships, etc. but has also some suggestions of native drawing.
Event Date 21/1/2008
Author: maa
FM:264969
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