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End-blown flute. The conical body is of bone. The flute is held vertically with the rim uppermost. It is wide and round, and the instrument tapers inwards from here to a flat narrow tip at the distal end. Five small, uneven finger holes are grouped in the middle of the front surface, each in a shallow recess. The lowest two holes are blocked with resin.
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