Transverse Flute
| Title | Transverse Flute |
|---|---|
| Date | late 19th century 19th century |
| Medium | bamboo |
| Classification | Aerophone-Blow Hole-side-blown flute (transverse) |
| Origin | Melanesian (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinean) Melanesian |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Transverse Flute” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated late 19th century. It is executed in bamboo and classified as aerophone-blow hole-side-blown flute (transverse). This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to late 19th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Melanesian (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinean). Browse more public-domain art from Melanesian.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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