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The suling is an end-blown flute is used in gamelan orchestras throughout Indonesia.
Large gamelans, including flutes, drums, stringed instruments, and large hanging gongs and ranks of potlike gongs, may number over fifty instruments and are used for palace and other important events. Smaller versions may accompany dance or wayang kulit (shadow puppet) presentations.
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Title: Suling
Date: 20th century
Geography: Sunda, Indonesia
Culture: Indonesian (Sundanese)
Medium: Cane, palm fiber
Dimensions: 25 1/16 × 2 1/4 × 3/4 in. (63.7 × 5.7 × 1.9 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Blow Hole-end-blown flute (vertical)
Credit Line: Gift of Samuel and Luise Scripps, 1986
Accession Number: 1986.469.2
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