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Object Number 46-69-30/5436
Display Title Miniature bamboo pan pipes for doll called egego - used in ceremony to+
Descriptions
Object Description Miniature bamboo pan pipes for doll called egego - used in ceremony to typify what is desired for coming year (1944)
Inventory Description Small reed flute, varying lengths of reed tied together with fiber bands/string.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Aymará
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Bolivia / La Paz Department / Pedro Domingo Murillo / La Paz
Dimensions Overall: 13.3 x 6 x 1.1 cm (5 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-69-30/5436
Provenance
Collector Mr. Harry Tschopik, Jr. (1940-1945 - 1946)
Collector Mrs. Harry Tschopik, Jr. (1940-1945 - 1946)
Donor Mr. Harry Tschopik, Jr. (1940-1945 - 1946)
Donor Mrs. Harry Tschopik, Jr. (1940-1945 - 1946)

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