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Object Number 46-77-30/8762
Display Title Pelican wing bone flute; fragments of bone flute
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone flute, 4 perforations, and fragments of bone flute
Classification
  • Shaft, modified
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / <State> / <County> / <City> / Cerro de Santa Ana
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast; Chicama Valley
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 9 x 1.5 x 1.7 cm (3 9/16 x 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 40
Label on object 46-77-30/8762

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