Context (References)
Whiffen, Thomas William. 1915. The North West Amazons. London: Constable and Co. See p. 116, Plate XXX, fig.3 and p. 210, Plate XLIX, fig.2. See also pp. 211.
Event Date 1915
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Amendments / updates)
Local term for object is taken from Whiffen, 1915, pp.299-301.
Event Date 1915
Author: maa

Context (Acquisition Details)
Acquired by MAA in April 1934.
Event Date 4/1934
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Related Documents)
The MAA Photograph Collections contain approximately 100 images made on the same expedition, many of which depict the same types of objects in use.
Event Date 01/06/1997
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Related Documents)
For further information see T. Cotterill's research notes (UCMAA archive reference number W19/1/4), which includes: references to Whiffen's notes on each object type with additional notes; a survey of similar objects from the same ethic groups in the collections of other British museums, cross-referenced with each object; general notes on the Whiffen collection and a historical introduction to the region in which Whiffen collected, with a bibliography; a brief biography of the collector together with correspondence with the Whiffen family; cross-references to Whiffen photographs.
Event Date 01/06/1997
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
On catalogue card: "Pan-pipes consisting of 14 tubes of bamboo graded in length and width and attached by thread to a sliver of cane.".
The thread is made from vegetable fibre.
Event Date 1/6/1997
Author: maa