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Description: | The bamboo used to make this flute is from the Jordan valley. The instrument was formerly played by Mr Omar Barham, a nay player who performed with the folk music ensemble The Royal Jordanian Band.
Shabbāba, end-blown flute. A length of bamboo with four opened nodes is open at both ends. Six finger holes and one thumbhole. Three of the finger holes and the thumb hole are positioned on the third intermodal section from the top and the remaining three finger holes are on the fourth intermodal section. The proximal end is chamfered to form a narrow rim. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Subjects: | bamboo nays vertical flutes | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-16136 |
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