Recorder
97-19-10
From: Padang Panjang | Sumatra | West Sumatra
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 97-19-10 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Minangkabau |
| Provenience | Padang Panjang | Sumatra | West Sumatra |
| Date Made | Ca. 1997 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bamboo |
| Description | Piece of bamboo. Node at one end with a small hole in it. Other end closed with a plug (cut from septum?), forming a slit mouthpiece. 7 finger holes in a line, ascending size. Square sound hole above. 1 thumb hole opposite. Like 97-19-9, except with designs (including a sketch of a Minangkebau house) between the finger holes, around the thumb hole, around the top. |
| Length | 16.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Akademi Seni Karawitan Indonesia, 1997 |
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