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Summary
Instrument type: Kuan (Double Reed Pipe)
Medium: Bamboo, stained dark brown, with incised red, white, green decoration.; 21 cm.
Key Holes System: 1/7 holes.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Provenance: Chinatown, San Francisco, 23 Aug. 1929.
The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.
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physical objects
dayton c miller collection
musical instruments at the library of congress
music division
anonymous
3d object
high resolution
performing arts
asian americans
san francisco
chinatown san francisco
california
chinatown
library of congress
musical instruments
Date
1700 - 1900
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain