Flute
name: label: Culture/People
content: Akawaio (Acawai)
label: Collector
content: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected in late 1916 or early 1917 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Demarara River; Guyana
setName: label: See related items
content: Akawaio (Acawai)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 6/790
label: Barcode
content: 060790.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Flute
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, tree pitch/gum
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted