Flute

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Culture/People: Enxet (Lengua)
Previous owner: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1930 using finds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Paraguay

See related items: Enxet (Lengua); Music and Sound

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/6366
Barcode: 176366.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Flute
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Incised, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bb19697e-62ea-4d85-8990-cd44ff6848b9

Record ID: NMAI_188863