Flute Item Number: 1884.111.30 from the Pitt Rivers Museum
Notes Recorded During Mapping
item is from the Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Item History
- Made in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned
- Received from Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers during 1884
What
- Name
- Flute
- Identification Number
- 1884.111.30
- Type of Item
- flute
- Material
- bird bone eagle
- Manufacturing Technique
- decorated, incised, perforated and carved
- Overall
- length 132.0 mm, depth 15.0 mm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Creator
- “Unknown” ?
- Field Collector
- “Unknown” ?
- Previous Owner
- “This object was listed in the Delivery Catalogue as having been transferred from South Kensington Museum in 1884. It was delivered to South Kensington Museum in March 1881. It was probably displayed at South Kensington Museum between 1881 - 1884.” ?
- Received from
- Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers
Where
- Holding Institution
- Pitt Rivers Museum
- Made in
- Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1884
Other
- Keyword
- Flute; Musical Instrument
- Class
- Music