Suling (ring flute)

20th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 681

The suling is an end-blown flute 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.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Suling (ring flute)
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
Object Number: 1986.469.2
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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