Accession No
2005.639
Description
flute - One nasal (nose-blown) transversal flute. Made with bamboo (guadua sp.) and worked with a knife and a metal bar heated in the fire to pierce holes.
Place
Americas; South America; French Guiana; Litani river; Antecume Pata; Wayana; Apalai
Period
Source
Grotti, Vanessa [collector and donor] ; Brightman, Marc [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2005.639
Cultural Affliation
Wayana
Material
Bamboo
Local Term
luwe
Measurements
25mm x 485mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Part of a group of objects, (2005.629-49), bought, bartered or received as a gift through the intermediary of the collectors' extended family. Mimi Suku made all 5 of these flutes (2005.639-2005.643) on request. Their manufacture was documented and a full explanation of the contexts of their use was given in Wayana by Mimi Siku. Text currently in translation.
Event Date 2005
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
One nasal (nose-blown) transversal flute. Made with bamboo (guadua sp.) and worked with a knife and a metal bar heated in the fire to pierce holes.
Event Date 2005
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: On display in the Amazonia case (case 17-18), Maudslay Hall, from March 2007.
Event Date 3/2007
Author: Lucie Carreau (admin)
FM:267618
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