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Sereu (end-blown flute)
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Alternative Title
Sereu.
Instrument
Sereu
Instrument Family
Wind
Date Made
Acquired 1968
Description
Technical description: End-blown open flute; made from flower spike of giant lobelia; smaller end cut obliquely; 2 finger-holes burnt in.
Other Information
General usage of type: Played for song and dance by pastoral mountain people.
Notes
P.R. Cooke, 1993.
Measurements
757
Provenance
on loan to the Collection.
Collection
MIMEd
Accession Number
2045
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