Whole Gourd Flute
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1975
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
notes: label: Notes
content: MUCH MORE ELABORATE THAN THE PREVIOUS YEARS. SMALL LAGENARIA GOURD BODY WITH LITTLE X'S BURNED ON. SUSPENSION, BINDING AND BEAD CORDS ARE ALL TUCUM. FIVE LOWER PENDANTS ARE MADE OF LITTLE RED AND BLUE FEATHERS, RED AND BLACK SEEDS, TINY IRREGULARLY SHAPED BLACK SEEDS AND VERY SMALL WHITE PORCUPINE QUILL SECIONS, ALL ATTACHED TO ONE LARGE RED SEED, IN EFFECT MAKING ONE LARGE TASSEL WITH 5 ELEMENTS. THE SUSPENSION CORD IS ALSO BEADED WITH WHITE PORCUPINE QUIL L SECTIONS, THE SMALL BLACK BEADS AND 4 RED SEEDS. THE UPPER PENDANT IS MADE OF3 STRINGS OF LITTLE BLACK BEADS, ONE TAN "WHEAT" SEED, RED SEED AND LITTLE RED FEATHERS, ALL ATTACHED TO A GRAY WHITE SEED. THE SUSPENSION CORDCONTINUES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE GOURD, WHICH IS NOT USUAL. MAKER IS A PUKOBYE FROM THE VILLAGE OF RUBIAS. GIFT. SEE ACCESSION RECORD FOR CENSUS INFORMATION. MADE BY PARAPOPOK, 46 Y/O FEMALE
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: E428350-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Flute
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 45 cm
label: Diameter - Object
content: 5 cm