Clarient (Tongued-Reed 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 IS CUT AT BOTH ENDS, AND PAINTED WITH SOLID, LINEAR AND DOTTED DESIGNS IN BLACK PAINT. THE KRUA OR ARROWCANE SHAFT IS THRUST DOWN THE NECK OF THE GOURD, AND EXTENDS TO THE OTHER END OF THE GOURD. THE CANE END IS SOLID, BUT THERE APPEARS TO BE A HOLE OR A SLIT CUT IN THE SHAFT MIDWAY UP THE SIDE. THE EXPOSED END OF THE SHAFT IS HAS DARK IMBE AND LIGHT BURITI WOVEN COVERWORK BOUND TO IT WITH TUCUM CORD. THE TUCUM SUSPENSION CORD IS ANCHORED NEAR THE MOUTH AND AGAIN NEAR THE JOIN OF THE GOURD AND THE SHAFT, WHICH IS NOT SEALED. 4 PENDANTS OF BROWN AND 1 GREEN FEATHER ARE ATTACHED TO CORDS STRUNG WITH RED AND BLUE TUBE BEADS. THE FEATHER ATTACHMENTS ARE COVERED BY AKU SEED HUSKS. ALL 4 CORDS ARE ATTACHEDTO THE SUSPENSION CORD AFTER THEY ARE THREADED THROUGH A LARGE BLUE PLASTIC AND A SMALLER YELLOW AND BLACK STRIPED BEAD. PURCHASED WITH E428368 FOR 2 CRN. MADE BY CLEMENTIN, A 32 Y/O MALE
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: Apinaye
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E428369-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 21 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 10 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 5 cm