Whole Gourd Flute
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1968
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
notes: label: Notes
content: LAGENARIA GOURD BODY W ITH A CRACK THROUGH THE BODY. BLACK RESIN/POINT COVERS (TO CONCEAL?) OR TO REPAIR?) THE CRACK IN THE GOURD -- UNKNOWN IF THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT CAUSED DURING MANUFACTURE OR FROM USE. THE 4 LOWER PENDANTS ARE LITTLE GREEN AND YELLOW FEATHERS ATTACHED TO STRINGS OF SMALL, BLACK FACETED BEADS. FEATHER ATTACMENTS ARE HIDDEN BY SEED HUSKS (?). ALL FOUR STRINGS PASS THROUGH ONE LARGE RED PLASTIC BEAD BEFORE BEING ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GOURD. THE TUCUM SUSPENSION CORD AND 4 UPPER PENDANTS ARE ATTACHED AT THE TOP OF THE GOURD NECK, THE PENDANTS PASSING THROUGH ONE BIG BLUE PLASTIC BEAD. THE BEADS ARE REGULAR BLUE, GREEN, RED AND YELLOW BEADS. THE FEATHERS ARE YELLOW/ORANGE/GREEN. PRICE PAID, 1.50 CRN. SEE ACCESSION RECORD FOR CENSUS INFORMATION. MADE BY ALEXANDRE COI, 40 Y/O MALE
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Governador, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Pukobye
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E428348-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Flute
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 27 cm
label: Diameter - Object
content: 8 cm