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Musical Instruments - DCM 1072: Anonymous Notched Flute

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DCM ledger: "Africa."

Instrument type: Notched Flute

Medium: Bamboo, decorated at bottom with cloth binding under a beaded fabric garnish.; 58.6 cm.

Key Holes System: 0/4 holes, relatively evenly spaced.

Mark Maximum: No mark.

Condition: Cracked and broken in 2 parts at the 3rd septum from the top.

Provenance: Willi Wennerscheid, Berlin, 28 Aug. 1931.

The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.

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Date

1700 - 1900
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africa
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Public Domain

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