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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Canelos Kichua  Search this
Collector:
Dr. Norman E. Whitten, Non-Indian  Search this
Dorothea Scott Whitten (Sibby Whitten), Non-Indian, 1930-2011  Search this
Donor:
Dr. Norman E. Whitten, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Flute
Media/Materials:
Bamboo
Techniques:
Perforated
Dimensions:
46 x 2.9 cm
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Canelos; Pastaza Canton; Pastaza Province; Ecuador
Date created:
1987
Collection History:
Collected or acquired by anthropologists Norman E. Whitten and Dorothea Scott Whitten (1930–2011) in 1987 during anthropological research and humanitarian work with the Amazonian peoples of Ecuador; donated to NMAI by Dr. Norman E. Whitten in 2019.
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Catalog Number:
27/490
Barcode:
270490.000
See related items:
Canelos Kichua
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e97caf22-7571-428e-83cc-8bd1edfe1f43
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_416178