Accession No
2005.640
Description
flute - One notch flute (quena) with three holes. 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 Guyana; Litani river; Antecume Pata; Wayana; Apalai
Period
Source
Grotti, Vanessa [collector and donor] ; Brightman, Marc [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2005.640
Cultural Affliation
Wayana
Material
Bamboo
Local Term
quena
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
(Bio): Female collector, Vanessa Grotti
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 11/5/2014
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
One notch flute (quena) with three holes. Made with bamboo (guadua sp.) and worked with a knife and a metal bar heated in the fire to pierce holes.
Event Date 11/5/2014
Author: maa
FM:267619
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