Nose Flute (Mbita-Ni-Tanga, Bitu ni Vakatagi)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1858
label: Collection Date
content: 1838 to 1842
name: label: Collector
content: Lt. Thomas A. Budd
label: Donor Name
content: United States Exploring Expedition
notes: label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "BAMBOO NOSE FLUTE SIMILAR TO 2,901. DECORATED WITH A [two masted sailing] SHIP, GUN AND MOTIVE DESIGNS IN CHARRED LINES. SEE BACK OF CARD 2,901."
label: Notes
content: Nose flute made of bamboo with burned in (charred or pokerwork) designs. Five finger holes on top and two on the back. Has original Peale # label.
label: Notes
content: "Lt. Budd" formerly handwritten in red above sticker on object.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Fiji, Melanesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Fijian
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 66A00050
label: USNM Number
content: E2902-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Nose Flute
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 70.5 cm
label: Diameter - Object
content: 5 cm