UEDIN ยท 2093
Ndere (end-blown flute)
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Description
Technical description: End-blown notched open flute; made from phragmites reed ('ekiwuuwe'); leaf spike holes sealed with wax and aluminium foil; overwound with bands of copper wire; 4 finger-holes; pentatonic scale; third smallest of six sizes, 'nsaasi'. Overall size: 465mm. Marked "MPAGI", which was player's name. General usage of type: Instrumental performance of popular and historical songs. Used for self-entertainment, in wrestlers' ensembles, and in consorts of six different sized flutes in the royal palace (this last tradition discontinued in 1966 with the abolishing of the kingdom). General literature references: Trowell and Wachsmann 1953, p.340. Specific literature references: Cooke 1970.
Measurements
465.