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Object Number
55-26-60/10526
Display Title
Snake charmer's musical instrument
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Flute, two hollow wood cylinders, perforated, resin, cotton tie, metal wire
Classification
- Woodwind
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Pakistan
/
Sindh
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Thatta
Materials
Wood, Resin, Cotton, Dye, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm (11 x 1 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55-26-60/10526
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1955)
Collector
Dr. Henry Field
(1955)
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