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Short Flute


Musical, bamboo, Assam


Object details

Object type
Brief description
Musical, bamboo, Assam
Credit line
Given by H. Shuldham Shaw, Esq.
Object history
From the acquisition register: ' Used by the Kacharis of Lower Assam. Acquired at JORHAT, SIBSAGAR DISTRICT, ASSAM, N.E. INDIA; about 1900."

Given by H. Shuldham Shaw, Esq., 2 Buckland Crescent, Belsize Park Road, Hampstead, N.W.3. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.

R.P. 192- 3166
Collection
Accession number
IM.75-1920

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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