DCM 0665: Anonymous Khlui (Vertical Whistle Flute)

See DCM 1365.
Instrument type: Khlui (Vertical Whistle Flute)
Medium: Bamboo, stained with diamond and leaf pattern.; 44.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 1/7 holes plus membrane hole plus 4 vent holes.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Cracks beneath septum or node.
Provenance: André Rossignol, Paris, 13 Sept. 1926.

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.