Sao tiêu, notched flute
Date1997 ca.
Place MadeHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Asia
Serial No.None
SignedNoneDescriptionBamboo end-blown flute with U-shaped notch at top on front (fingerhole side). Four fingerholes on front with very wide spacing. Two thumbholes on back, one for each thumb. Two resonant/tuning holes at very bottom. All toneholes are long oval shaped.
DimensionsLength from topmost tip to bottom: 626mm
Inner diameter at top, just below tip: 20.6mm
Outer diameter at top, just below tip: 26.1mm
Distance between notch sides at very top: 9.4mm
Length of notch from very top to bottom of U: 7.3mm
ProvenanceAccording to donor, the "maker was a professor at the conservatory in Ho Chi Minh City" around 1997.
Credit LineGift of Christopher Miller, 2021
Object number15596
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1900-1925 ca.
