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Object Number 07-23-30/72070
Display Title Flute
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved reed flute, natural outcroppings, 2 perforated crosses, carved design.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Dutch Guiana
South America / Suriname
Materials Reed
Dimensions Overall: 58.5 x 3.4 x 3.4 cm (23 1/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72070
Provenance
Collector Katherine Mayo (1906 - 1907)

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