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End-blown flute (ndere)
Unknown people
19th century
Object Place: Probably Uganda
Medium/Technique
Cane
Dimensions
Length 67.3 cm, width 2 cm (Length 26 1/2 in., width 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2184
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionCylindrical body of cane, decorated with irregularly-spaced stripes of brown edged by black. Wrapped in five places with black cord (possibly later addition to stabilize cracks). Embouchure hole slightly beveled on outside. Three large widely-spaced fingerholes on flattened surface near distal end. In white paint: 8022. In ink near both ends: a / c.
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)