Whole Gourd Flute
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1975
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
notes: label: Notes
content: MADE BY HULPI AND/OR HAKU, 36 Y/O MALE, OBTAINED FROM KRORE, A 7 Y/O FEMALE. BODY IS MADE FROM A LITTLE LAGENARIA GOURD WITH LINEAR DESIGNS BURNT ON THE SKIN. THE THREE LOWER PENDANTS ARE MADE FROM GREEN FEATHERS BOUND AND ATTACHED TO THE CORD WITH TUCUM. THE BEADS ARE A MIXTURE OF RED, ORANGE, AND BLACK AND WHITE GLASS SEED BEADS, AND ALL THREE OF THE PENDANTS ARE THREADED THROUGH A LARGE GREEN PLASTIC BEAD BEFORE BEING ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GOURD. THE SUSPENSION CORD IS THIN TUCUM. THE UPPER PENDANTS ARE BLUE AND RED FEATHERS, NOT IN GREAT SHAPE, ATTACHED TO CORDS STRUNG WITH BROWN, RED AND CLEAR BLUE GLASS SEED BEADS, WITH ONE LARGE ORANGE BEAD PER PENDANT. BOTH PENDANTS ARE THREADED THROUGH A LARGE YELLOW BEAD BEFORE BEING ATTACHED TO THE NECK OF THE GOURD. PRICE PAID:5 CRS. SEE ACCESSION RECORD FOR CENSUS INFORMATION.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Sao Jose, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Krikati
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E428361-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Flute
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 22 cm
label: Diameter - Object
content: 4 cm