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Transverse flute (bansuri)
Mohan S. Nadkarni (Indian, 1918–1996)
about 1955
Object Place: Mumbai, India
Medium/Technique
Bamboo
Dimensions
Length 57.1 cm, width 2.3 cm (Length 22 1/2 in., width 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ravi Nadkarni
Accession Number1990.208
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CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionCylindrical body of bamboo with no nodes and six large equally-spaced fingerholes in distal half. Proximal end stopped with cork. Windings of white thread at both ends. Bamboo tube for storage.
Provenance1990, gift of Ravi Nadkarni, Wrentham, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 28, 1990)
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