A flute carved from wood. The mouthpiece is crescent-shaped, with a diamond-shaped section below the mouthpiece. The shaft of the flute has a hole around 80mm from the base of the shaft where the cavity from the mouthpiece ends and a further hole at the end, for suspension. There is a hole drilled through the diamond-shaped section at right angles to the shaft. There are some signs of insect activity and damage to the surface, and it may have been coloured with a dark pigment.
Carved camwood flute. The mouthpiece, described in the Collector's label as in the shape of a fish, is crescent-shaped, beneath which is a diamond-shaped section perforated at right angles to the broadly triangular bi-convex shaft. Upon one side, near the midpoint of the flute shaft, is a circular hole. At the terminus there is a a further circular perforation through both sides, possibly for suspension. Surface damage.
Carved camwood flute. The mouthpiece, described in the Collector's label as in the shape of a fish, is crescent-shaped, beneath which is a diamond-shaped section perforated at right angles to the broadly triangular bi-convex shaft. Upon one side, near the midpoint of the flute shaft, is a circular hole. At the terminus there is a a further circular perforation through both sides, possibly for suspension. Surface damage.
These flutes are mentioned in the [Re:]Entanglements blog post, 'Alele, ?ja, Flute', which can be found here: https://re-entanglements.net/alele-oja-flute/