421.112.2

Siku-malta cromatico panpipes. Three ranks (rows) of twelve bamboo pipes of graduated lengths, each stopped by a node, produce a three octave chromatic scale from g to f3.

These panpipes were made in Bristol, UK in 1990 by Adrian Villanueva, an instrument maker from La Paz, using materials he had brought with him from Bolivia. Panpipes have a long history in the Andes, but chromatic sets like this one are a relatively recent development and, according to Mr. Villanueva, are used only in urban music making.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
M32-1990
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 430 x 170 x 70 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
bamboo; flint
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
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