Ethiopia, Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Gamo Gofa region, Lower Omo Valley
Uses
Fruits as whistlesUse: MATERIALS User: Man
TDWG use
MATERIALS
Storage
Bottles, boxes etc
Related Items
Donor
Donor No
Donor Date
Donor Notes
Collector
Bidgood S, Friis I, Wanderfrash M, Gibre-Hiwot G
Collector No
EC90
Collection Notes
Collection Date
00/11/1997
Exhibition
Expedition
Number Components
Publication
Notes:
These fruits are blown across the top like a flute to make a whistle. Used by the Hamer people (children). See also Herb Material - I Friis et al 9024x0Dx0APhotographed and catalogued in November 2016 as part of the Musical Instrument Interface for Museums a, nd Collections (MINIM-UK) project, Royal College of Music, www.minim-uk.org