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Object Number
2011.36.6
Display Title
Washint, reed flute; cracked
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Flute, hollow reed, with five perforation on top
Classification
- Musical
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1975 or before
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
Materials
Reed
Dimensions
Overall: 53.5 x 1.5 x 2 cm (21 1/16 x 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.36.6
Credit Line
Gift of Kay Kaufman Shelemay and Jack S. Shelemay
Provenance
Collector
Kay Kaufman Shelemay
(-2011)
Donor
Donated by
Kay Kaufman Shelemay
(-2011)
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