Flute

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Culture/People: Arecuna
Seller: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Previous owner: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Collector: A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954

Collection History: Collected between 1913 and 1916 by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector); purchased by George Heye from Hyatt Verrill in 1916.
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Place: Upper Essequibo River; Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region; Guyana

See related items: Arecuna; Music and Sound

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/9920
Barcode: 049920.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Flute
Media/Materials: Animal Bone, cordage, down
Techniques: Drilled, incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws626681cb9-4f90-435a-b5b6-4ebd96899ab8

Record ID: NMAI_53770