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Object Number
985-9-20/26114
Display Title
Flute
Descriptions
Object Description
Flute. small black-gray ceramic flute. hand molded with three holes along top and one hole beneath mouth piece. flared lip. repaired break in the middle of flute.
Inventory Description
Woodwind instrament, flute, ceraminc. black, perforated, flared lip, mended
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
Additional Geographic Terms
Oaxaca
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 15.2 x 3.9 x 3.6 cm (6 x 1 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-9-20/26114
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Stephen Williams
(August 1953)
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