Culture/People:

Tzotzil Maya  Search this

Collector:

Dr. Richard Ceough (Albert J.C. Kretzmann), Non-Indian, 1898-1947  Search this

Previous owner:

Hispanic Society of America  Search this

Donor:

Hispanic Society of America  Search this

Object Name:

Flute

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Music and Sound

Place:

Chiapas State; Mexico

Collection History:

Collected or purchased from local residents between 1944 and 1947 by amateur archaeologist Dr. Robert Ceough (1898-1947, born Albert J.C. Kretzmann, a professor of public speaking and theatre at the City College of New York); possibly bequeathed to the Hispanic American Society in New York City; donated to MAI in 1966 by the Hispanic American Society.

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Catalog Number:

23/6521

Barcode:

236521.000

See related items:

Tzotzil Maya

Music and Sound

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws660fe99a2-3a29-4cf7-89d7-8c411b826340

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_251898