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- Tonga peoples
- mutetele (transverse flute), early-mid 1900s
- Where object was made: Zimbabwe or Zambia
- reed, cork?, staining
- Object Length/Diameter: 13 x 2 cm
Object Length/Diameter: 5 1/8 x 13/16 in - Betty Austin Hensley Flutes of the World
- Not on display
- 2016.0068
- Tonga peoples
- Open page with bookmarkable url
- Description
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Short flute made from a reed stained black, with stopper behind the breath hole, possibly made from cork. There are three finger holes, unevenly spaced, at the end.