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: DR. NEWTON SAYS THIS WAS MADE BY AND OBTAINED FROM BOTH CU?KUI AND TE?POBM, A 39 Y/O FEMALE. THE BODY IS A DARK BROWN LAGENARIA GOURD WITH SUN RAYS BURNT ONTO THE SURFACE AROUND THE BLOWING HOLE. THE SHORT COTTON SUSPENSION CORD IS STRUNG WITH A COMBINATION OF AKU SEEDS AND SMALL RED AND BLACK SEEDS. THE UPPER PENDANTS ARE GREEN FEATHERS AND RED FEATHER TUFTS ON THE END OF SHORT STRINGS OF RED AND BLACK SEEDS. THE LOWER 4 PENDANTS ARE RED, GREEN, RED/BLUE AND RED/BROWN FEATHERS ON THE END OF STRINGS OF LARGE BROWN SEEDS AND REDAND BLACK SEEDS. PRICE PAID: 15 CRS. SEE ACCESSION RECORD FOR CENSUS INFORMATION. MADE BY CU?KUI, 14 Y/O FEMALE
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: E428351-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Flute
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 39 cm
label: Diameter - Object
content: 7 cm