Flute Item Number: B200 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tube-like bamboo flute with one open end and one closed end. Seven finger holes are cut into the top of the flute, with a single finger hole and a larger semicircular hole on the bottom.
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
- B200
- Type of Item
- flute
- Material
- bamboo grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 26.0 cm, diameter 2.5 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/0394