cover image: DCM 0454:   Anonymous / Vertical Whistle Flutes

DCM 0454: Anonymous / Vertical Whistle Flutes

Physical Objects. nonprojected graphic | 1 sound disc : analog ; 12 in. | According to DCM ledger, he understood these to be Nose Flutes, to be played together in unison, one in each nostril, and he therefore suspected that only the upper 4 of 5 lateral holes would be covered. However, each may be a mouth-blown vertical flute, utilizing both hands and all 5 fingerholes. See DCM 455. Instrument type: Vertical Whistle Flutes Medium: Sheesum wood, stained red, copper bottom ferrule.; 43.9 cm., 44.1 cm. Key Holes System: 0/5 holes. Mark Maximum: No mark. Provenance: J. S. Lovejoy, Calcutta, India, 28 Jan. 1925. Nonprojected Graphic (Form). Photonegative (Form).
physical objects
Genre
Physical Objects
Published in
Bengali Province, India, early 20c.
Series
DLC Music Division, Library of Congress