Nose flute

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Date created: 1990-1998

Culture/People: Nambikuára (Nambicuara)
Collector: Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998
Previous owner: Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998
Donor: Amanaka'a Amazon Network, 1990-1998

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of the Amanaka'a Amazon Network (New York City), a nonprofit environmental education organization that assisted indigenous Amazonian communities in protecting their environments and maintaining traditional, sustainable technologies; donated to NMAI by the Amanaka'a Amazon Network in 1998.
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Place: Terra Indígena Nambikwara; Southwest Mesoregion; Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil

See related items: Nambikuára (Nambicuara); Music and Sound

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/4942
Barcode: 254942.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Nose flute
Media/Materials: Gourd
Techniques: Carved, drilled, incised
Dimensions: 2 x 6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69849f1d1-845a-46b2-b6a1-8ac98a57930b

Record ID: NMAI_270808