Flute Item Number: E147 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain length of bamboo with four finger holes and one hole near the other end.
Item History
- Made in Musuwas, Nicaragua
- Collected during 1955
- Owned by Borys Malkin before 1956
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Borys Malkin (Seller) during 1956
What
- Name
- Flute
- Identification Number
- E147
- Type of Item
- flute
- Material
- bamboo grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and burned
- Overall
- height 60.2 cm, diameter 2.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Sumu
- Previous Owner
- Borys Malkin
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Borys Malkin (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Musuwas, Nicaragua
When
- Collection Date
- during 1955
- Ownership Date
- before 1956
- Acquisition Date
- during 1956
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2178/0001