Clarinet (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: PURCHASED WITH E428369. THE LAGENARIA GOURD BODY HAS LINEAR DESIGNS PAINTED ON IT IN BLACK PAINT. BOTH ENDS HAVE BEEN CUT OFF, WITH A SHAFT OF ARROW CANE OR "KRUA" PUSHED THROUGH ONE END. THE SHAFT EXTENDS A GOOD 4 INCHES INTO THE GOURD, WHERE ITS END IS CLOSED. THE EXPOSED PORTION OF THE SHAFT HAS COVERWORK OF DARK IMBE AND LIGHT BURITI BOUND TO IT WITH TUCUM CORD. THE TUCUM SUSPENSION CORD IS ANCHORED FIRST AT THE MOUTH END OF THE SHAFT, RUNS DOWN THE SIDE TO NEAR THE JOIN BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND THE GOURD, WHERE IT IS BOUND UNDER THE COVERWORK BINDING ENDS IN A KIND OF 4 PENDANTS CONSIST OF BROWN/WHITE, YELLOW AND GREEN FEATHERS ATTACHED TO TUCUM CORDS STRUNG WITH RED AND BLUE TUBE BEADS. THE FEATHER ATTACHMENTS ARE COVERED BY AKU SEED HUSKS. ABOVE THE HUSKS ARE LARGE BLUE PLASTIC BEADS, OR A SMALLER GREEN/WHITE OR BLACK BEAD. THE PENDANTS ARE ALL THREADED THROUGH ANOTHER BLUE PLASTIC AND ANOTHER GREEN/WHITE STRIPED BEAD BEFORE BEING TIED TO THE SUSPENISION CORD. PRICE PAID: 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: E428368-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 27 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 17 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 7 cm