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Object Number
78-5-30/16764
Display Title
Bone flute
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone flute. See conservation report for additional object description.
Inventory Description
Bone flute, perforated long bone, twisted fiber cord tie.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Amazonian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
/
Amazonas
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Uaupes
Materials
Bone, Fiber, Jaguar bone, Wool, Leaf
Dimensions
Overall: 17.3 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm (6 13/16 x 1 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
16764
Credit Line
Gift of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1878
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Louis Agassiz
(1878)
Collector
Thayer Expedition
Donor
Museum of Comparative Zoology
(December 1878)
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