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transverse flute; peng keling
This flute is played mainly by herders, to provide entertainment while they are grazing their cattle, sheep or goats. It is held on the left side of the body. Peng keling (Monpa language) (phred-gling in Tibetan) transverse flute, made of a length of bamboo stopped above the mouth hole by a node. The mouth hole is small and circular, and the six fingerholes are oval in shape. Short lateral lines …
Type of item
- transverse flutes
- transverse flutes
Type of item
- transverse flutes
- transverse flutes
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
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Creation date
- 2005
- 2005
Places
- Arunachal Pradesh
Provenance
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
Identifier
- http://collections.horniman.ac.uk/objects/139973
Format
- bamboo
- cane
- Bamboo
- Walking stick
Year
- 2005
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-11-18T11:08:11.910Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T17:52:49.201Z