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End-blown flute
End-blown flute
End-blown flute

End-blown flute

Alternate name(s)
  • Notch flute
Date1900-1931 ca.
Place MadeGuandong province, China, Asia
Serial No.none
SignedThree Chinese characters incised on body indicate the manufacture and location, Jü Tai of the Yué region of eastern Guandong Province

MarkingsPainted, incised design of green grass on black rocks with a red bird flying above.
DescriptionEnd -blown with notch. Bamboobody. Ivory ferrule at lowest end. Five fingerholes and one thumb hole. Two front vent holes.
DimensionsOverall length: 583 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03925
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