Side-blown flute
Date1920-1930 ca.
Place MadeBeijing, China, Asia
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsBlack wrappings running from 47.6 mm below the top to 28.4 mm above the bottom. These wrappings have become loose and are no longer in the correct positions (although it is possible to see where they originally were). There are also vertical red lines opposite the player side of the instrument that go under the bands.
DescriptionBamboo body with silk wrappings. Six fingerholes, two vent holes, one mirliton, mirliton missing.
DimensionsOverall length: 362 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number05591
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1920-1925 ca.
1920-1925 ca.
1950-1955 ca.