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Object Number 973-47-30/8881
Display Title Wooden flute of light porous wood. 6 note apertures, mouthpiece carved in two se
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden flute of light porous wood. 6 note apertures, mouthpiece carved in two sections. 34 cm. l., 3 cm. dia.
Inventory Description Carved wooden recorder, 6 notes, rectangular.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quechua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Arequipa Region / Arequipa Province / Arequipa
Additional Geographic Terms Peruvian HighlandS; Quechua
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 33.5 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm (13 3/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-47-30/8881
Provenance
Collector S. Whitney Powell (1973 - 1973)

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