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: MADE BY AN APINAYE. LAGENARIA GOURD BODY WITH 2 SMALL FINGERHOLES AND ONE LARGE BLOW HOLE IN ONE SIDE. THE DESIGN ON THE BODY IS IN STRIPES, PAINTED IN BLACK WHICH IS TURNING WHITE WITH AGE. THE TUCUM SUSPENSION CORD RUNS THROUGH THE WHOLE GOURD, AND IS ANCHORED TOP AND BOTTOM WITH WHITE "RECYCLED" BEADS. THE 4 LOWER PE DANTS EACH HAVE ASSORTED RED/BLUE BEADS, AND 2 ORANGE/GREEN/BROWN PARROT FEATHERS. THE 4 UPPER PENDENTS ARE TINY YELLOW AND YELLOW/GREEN PARROT FEATHERS. PRICE PAID: ABOUT 200 CRS. SEE ACCESSION RECORDS FOR CENSUS INFORMATION. MADE BY CLEMINTIN, A 28 Y/O MALE
label: Record Last Modified
content: 8 Oct 2019
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: E428334-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Flute
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 18 cm
label: Width - With Feathers
content: 12 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 6.5 cm