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Flute

MOA: University of British Columbia

3187/1

Bamboo flute. A thick, hollow cylinder of bamboo is sealed at one end by a natural node, with a large hole bored through the stalk beneath it. The opposite end is open. The entire cylinder of bamboo has been scratched with small, fine zigzagging lines in a variety of patterns, from squares, to triangles, to long sets of opposing diagonals. The designs are coloured a light brown. Interior is undecorated.

  • Type of Item flute
  • Culture Western Melanesia
  • Material bamboo grass
  • Measurements height 51.0 cm, diameter 6.8 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Charles Ludlam
  • Received from Charles Ludlam
  • Made in Bougainville
  • Creation Date during 1985
  • Ownership Date before July 14, 2016
  • Acquisition Date on July 14, 2016
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3187/0001

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