Egyptian flute

Museum number:
5-8609
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4022
Description:
A pair of reed flutes. (a) Divided into 3 segments with burned-in spiral circles and crosses. Two reed plugs also attached with string. (b) Carved x's, triangles, and screen patterns. Patterns are stained with red dye.
Donor:
Susan Weeks and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Cairo, Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Egypt; Cairo; Sayida Hussein Mulid
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Flutes (aerophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
(a)— length 31 centimeters, (a)— length 47 centimeters, (a)— length 37 centimeters, and (b)— length 50 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Egyptian flute, accession number 5-8609, described as A pair of reed flutes. (a) Divided into 3 segments with burned-in spiral circles and crosses. Two reed plugs also attached with string. (b) Carved x's, triangles, and screen patterns. Patterns are stained with red dye.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Egyptian flute, accession number 5-8609, described as A pair of reed flutes. (a) Divided into 3 segments with burned-in spiral circles and crosses. Two reed plugs also attached with string. (b) Carved x's, triangles, and screen patterns. Patterns are stained with red dye.

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