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Object Number 40-79-10/22603
Display Title Wooden flute with burnt punctate decoration
Descriptions
Inventory Description Flute, reed, with burnt linear design, 5 perforations, hide tie
Classification
  • Woodwind
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Reed, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 36.1 x 2.5 x 3.9 cm (14 3/16 x 1 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-79-10/22603
Provenance
Collector Capt. John G. Bourke (1869-1880)
Donor Mrs. Sarah Bourke James (September 30, 1940)

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