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Bamboo flute
Object Number 16-48-20/C7429
Display Title Bamboo flute
Descriptions
Inventory Description Reed recorder, incised linear design, 7 perforations, resin stopper.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Guaymí
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama
Additional Geographic Terms Cricamola River
Materials Reed, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 1.9 x 2 cm (7 1/16 x 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C7429

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