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: MADE FOR SALE. LAGENARIA GOURD BODY WITH BURNED ON LINEAR DESIGNS, INCLUDING " RAY" AROUND THE LARGE HOLE. THE LOWER 4 PENDANTS ARE MADE FROM FEATHERS THAT ARE BROWN/TAN, BROWN/WHITE, RED, GREEN, YELLOW/GREEN, BLUE AND WHITE, AND HAVE BEEN "PINKED". THEIR ATTACHMENTS TO THE TUCUM CORD ARE HIDDEN BY SEED HUSKS. THE TWO BEADS ON HE CORD ARE A SMALL WRINKLED BLACK ONE AND ONE LONG TUBE MADE FROM REED. THE SUSPENSION CORD IS TUCUM. THE UPPER 4 PENDANTS ARE ATTACHED ABOUT 1.5 INCHES UP FROM THE NECK OF THE GOURD. THE UPPER PENDANTS HAVE 2 SMALL BLACK WRINKLED SEEDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE REED TUBE BEAD, SEED HUSKS COVERING THE FEATHER ATTACHMENTS AND BROWN/TAN, GREEN AND DARK BLUE FEATHERS. PRICE PAID: 5 CRS.SEE ACCESSION RECORD FOR CENSUS INFORMATION. MADE BY HUKLU, A 51 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: 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: E428359-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Flute
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 29 cm
label: Diameter - Object
content: 6 cm