Flute

Dublin Core

Title

Flute

Subject

Ethnology
Tools & Equipment for Communication
Musical T&E
Musical Instruments

Description

Globular flute.

The flute is made from a seed pod of an oncoba fruit. The pod is circular in a transverse cross section. It is hollow with a hole in both ends and three holes along its transverse center line. The surface is fairly smooth and it is brown in color.

Date

1920-1925

Identifier

0049-0001-0140

Medium

Plant

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Donor

W.W. Higgins

Continent

Africa

Country

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Collection

Citation

“Flute,” University of Arkansas Museum, accessed May 9, 2024, https://uamuseum.omeka.net/items/show/76293.