Flute Item Number: B185 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bamboo flute made from an open-ended bamboo tube with no finger holes; angled triangular hole near one end.
Item History
- Made in Malacca, Maluku, Malaysia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Flute
- Identification Number
- B185
- Type of Item
- flute
- Material
- bamboo grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut
- Overall
- height 26.0 cm, diameter 1.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Malay
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Malacca, Maluku, Malaysia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0385