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DCM 0457: Anonymous Gawaq (Vertical Whistle Flute)

DCM 0457: Anonymous Gawaq (Vertical Whistle Flute)

Instrument type: Gawaq (Vertical Whistle Flute) Medium: Bamboo, decorated with incised lines.; 32 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Tube cracked. Provenance: J. S. Lovejoy, Cal... More

DCM 0459: Anonymous Bansuri (Transverse Flute)

DCM 0459: Anonymous Bansuri (Transverse Flute)

Instrument type: Bansuri (Transverse Flute) Medium: Bamboo, decorated with incised lines.; 34.7 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes, holes burned in. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: J. S. Lovejoy, Calcutta, Ind... More

DCM 0454: Anonymous Vertical Whistle Flutes

DCM 0454: Anonymous Vertical Whistle Flutes

According to DCM ledger, he understood these to be Nose Flutes, to be played together in unison, one in each nostril, and he therefore suspected that only the upper 4 of 5 lateral holes would be covered. Howeve... More

DCM 0456: Anonymous Vertical Whistle Flute

DCM 0456: Anonymous Vertical Whistle Flute

Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flute Medium: Sheesum wood, stained red, brass bottom ferrule.; 29.1 cm. Key Holes System: 1/7 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Between fingerholes 3 and 4 there is a ... More