Flute. Made from a hollow length of reed and closed at both ends. There are two stops at one end and three smaller ones at the other, five in total. [AB [OPS Move] 2/2/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Flute. Made from a hollow length of reed and closed at both ends. There are two stops at one end and three smaller ones at the other, five in total. [AB [OPS Move] 2/2/2017]
Geographical reference: Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana; Mazaruni River
Cultural groups: Akawaio
Person: Field collector Audrey Butt Colson; PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1952
Date collected: 1951 - 1952
Acquisition information: Donated: 1954
Materials and processes: Material Reed Plant, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 677 mm, Diameter: max 17 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1954.2.118

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