Alternative Title
Enkwanze or Obulere. |
Instrument
Panpipe ; Panpipe/Flutes/Wind/Musical Instrument |
Instrument Family
Wind |
Maker
Ndhote Family |
Date Made
1988 |
Description
Technical description: Nine tubes gradated lengths, distal ends cut diagonally; acoustically effective end of each tube determined by a natural node; tubes of type of cane such as elephant grass, bound together with thin strip of tyre inner-tube rubber over two rectangular 'cheeks' of wood.
Overall size: longest pipe 274mm; shortest pipe 153mm.
Sounding length: longest pipe 193mm; shortest pipe 62mm.
Part of side of highest pipe missing; second highest pipe split; rubber binding broken at one point.
General usage of type: Played hocket fashion in ensemble with other panpipes (minimum number usually three) and often accompanied by drums, a flute, fiddle, rattle and thumb piano.
This is the smallest of a set of three, others are (3278) and (3279). |
Other Information
General usage of type: Played hocket fashion in ensemble with other panpipes (minimum number usually three) and often accompanied by drums, a flute, fiddle, rattle and thumb piano. |
Notes
P.R. Cooke, 1993. |
Measurements
longest pipe 274; shortest pipe 153. |
Provenance
Acquired by present owner from makers in 1988 in exchange for instrument-making tools. ; on loan to the Collection. |
Collection
MIMEd |
Accession Number
3277 |