Nose flute made from two tubular sections of reed, closed at both ends [1964.2.105 .1

Collection type: Object
Description: Nose flute made from two tubular sections of reed, closed at both ends [1964.2.105 .1 - .2]. [JMC 22/2/2019]
Long description: Nose flute made from two tubular sections of reed, closed at both ends [.1-.2]. Each piece has two stops near to the closed end, making a total of four stops. One piece [.1] has a binding of red textile at the open end. The open end of the other piece [.2] slots into this end. [JC [OPS Move] 1/2/2017]
Geographical reference: Suriname
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Suriname; Lawa River
Cultural groups: Wayana
Person: Field collector Audrey Butt Colson; PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1963
Date collected: April - October 1963
Acquisition information: Donated: 1964
Materials and processes: Material Reed Plant, Material Textile, Material Resin Plant, Process Perforated, Process Bound, Process Woven, Process Burnt
Dimensions: Diameter: max 23 mm total, Diameter: max 23 mm, Diameter: max 13 mm, Length: max 733 mm total, Length: max 377 mm, Length: max 372 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1964.2.105.20 Other PRM accession number: 1964.2.105t

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