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Object type
musical instrument > aerophones > flutes > whistle
Materials
wood, metals > copper (and alloys)
Legend
This straight flute is a good example of the elegance, accidental decoration and musical efficiency you would expect a European flute builder to be inspired by. The mention about its use is even nicer: "it is blown when one is drinking wine". Or is it, like the feather in the hair, a sign that one has had too much wine?
Place of collecting
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur > Ubangi
Culture
Ngbaka
Acquisition related person
Armand Joseph Oscar Hutereau (°1875 - †1914), as donor
Date of acquisition
1913-07-25
Dimensions
25,2 cm x 3,2 cm
Inventory number
MO.0.0.13642
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