Side-blown flute
Date1920-1925 ca.
Place MadeChina, Asia
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsRed painted rings around the ends and fifteen rings on the body of the instrument.
Painted above the frontal vent holes in black ink: An old man carrying a pack beside a crane.
Painted below the last frontal vent hole: “C,” indicating the tuning pitch
DescriptionBamboo. Paint wrappings. Six fingerholes. Has mirliton hole, but mirliton is missing.
DimensionsOverall length: 592 mm
Sounding length: 281 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03799
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Not on view
1920-1930 ca.
1920-1925 ca.
1930-1950 ca.
