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Side-blown flute
Vernacular name:Di
Vernacular name:Dizi
Date: 1920-1925 ca.
Place Made:China, Asia
Serial No: none
Signednone
MarkingsRed 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
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
Sounding length: 281 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 03799