Composite 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: THE MAKER SAYS THIS COMES FROM THE TIME OF CURT (NIMUENDAJU). ALSO PRESENT, POU SAYS HE HIMSELF DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO PLAY THIS, ONLY AUGUSTO KNOWS. AUGUSTO SAYS HE WAS TAUGHT BY 'FINADO SABIN, TUPKLIT' HOW TO BLOW IT. IT IS BLOWN WITH INDEX FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS WORKING THE HOLES-HE DEMONSTRATED." FLUTE IS MADE IN TWO PARTS. THE LAGENARIA GOURD BODY HAS 4 FINGERHOLES CUT INTO ONE SIDE WITH LINEAR INCISION DECORATION. THE BAMBOO MOUTH PIECE HAS A RESIN PLUG IN THE END WHERE IT MEETS THE RECTANGULAR CUT IN THE GOURD NECK TO DIRECT THE AIR FLOW. THE MOUTHPIECE SHAFT HAS A COVERWORK WOVEN OF BABASSU FROND AND POSSIBLY IMBE. THE COVERWORK IS BOUND AT BOTH ENDS OF THE SHAFT BY WAX COVERED TUCUM. THERE ARE 6 EATHERED PENDANTS MADE OF BLUE, RED, WHITE AND YELLOW TUBE BEADS, DEER HOOF TIPS COVERING THE FEATHER ATTACHMENTS AND ORANGE/YELLOW/GREEN FEATHERS. THEJOINT BETWEEN THE GOURD AND THE BAMBOO IS LOOSE. PRICE PAID: 2 CRN.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: E428365-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Flute
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 26 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 12 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 7.5 cm