Unknown Central and South American
Flute

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Flute
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumBone inlaid with shell
DimensionsOverall: 6 5/16 × 13/16 × 9/16 in. (16 × 2.1 × 1.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.404
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.404

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