Flute, bone

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Object Number 47-63-30/5774

Display Title Flute, bone

Descriptions

Object Description Short notched bone flute with cord binding - found in work basket 30/5737: Bone flute with two holes on upper side, one on lower side. Two turns of vegetal fiber cord (z-2s) tied around middle.

Inventory Description Organic, bone, utilized, flute, hollow, perforated, twisted fiber wrapped

Classification

Utilized bone

Department Archaeological

Culture

Late Intermediate period

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

South America / Peru

Materials Bone

Dimensions Overall: 7.6 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm (3 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 47-63-30/5774

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Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
47-63-30/5773	Flute, bone	Utilized bone	Peru
47-63-30/5775	Flute, cane	Organic	Peru
47-63-30/5781	Fan?, feather	Fiber	Peru
47-63-30/5770	Implement, bone	Utilized bone	Peru
47-63-30/5783	Fan, feather	Fiber	Peru
47-63-30/5771	Implement, bone	Utilized bone	Peru
47-63-30/5738	Yarn ball, camelid	Fiber	Peru
78-5-30/16764	Bone flute	Woodwind Raw Material	Amazonas
47-63-30/5740	Yarn ball, cotton and camelid	Fiber	Peru
46-78-60/8782	Narrow reed flutes held together by strong cord	Woodwind	Asia?
09-30-30/75175.2	Tiger bone flutes	Woodwind Raw Material	British Guiana Guyana
09-30-30/75175.1	Tiger bone flutes	Woodwind Raw Material	British Guiana Guyana

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