Wind Musical Instrument Item Number: B105 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Very plain instrument with several finger holes. Eight sections of bamboo of varying lengths are inserted into the gourd and tied around with rattan. One set of four bamboo sections are of relatively equal length, being shorter than the other set of four, of which, the two tallest ones are in the middle. The gourd has a hole.
Item History
- Made in Kalimantan, Indonesia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Wind Musical Instrument
- Identification Number
- B105
- Type of Item
- musical instrument
- Material
- bamboo grass, resin, rattan and gourd fruit
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and tied
- Overall
- height 66.5 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 20.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Murut
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kalimantan, Indonesia
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
- 2191/0310