Igemfe
Item
Title
Igemfe
Is Part Of
SA College of Music
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Biological Sciences
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History
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Description
"The transverse flute is rarely seen among the Zulu, who, if they make and use it, call it igemfe, the name of a totally different instrument. I possess three specimens, one from Inchanga, one from Pietermaritzburg district, and one from Ixopo. The first two are open at the end opposite the embouchure, and have three finger-holes; the third is a curiously aberrant example, being closed at both ends and having four finger–holes arranged in pairs" (Kirby 2013: 179)
Hornbostel-Sachs number: 421.121.32 Stopped side-blown flutes with fingerholes, Length: 291mm (11.4in), Diameter: 36mm (1.2in), Place of production: St. Michael's-on-Sea (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa).
Hornbostel-Sachs number: 421.121.32 Stopped side-blown flutes with fingerholes, Length: 291mm (11.4in), Diameter: 36mm (1.2in), Place of production: St. Michael's-on-Sea (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa).
Creator
Date Created
1930
Resonances
KwaZulu Natal
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Where the Wild Things Are
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Kirby Collection of Musical Instruments
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collection
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expedition
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anomaly
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animal calling
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ventricular septal defect
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medicine chest
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specimen
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Type
Photo
Contributor
Nina Liebenberg
