Flute

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Culture/People: Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)
Collector: Gregory Mason, Non-Indian, 1889-1968

Collection History: Collected in 1936 by journalist and anthropologist Gregory Mason (1889-1968) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Península de La Guajira (Goajira Peninsula); La Guajira Department; Colombia

See related items: Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro); Music and Sound

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/9597
Barcode: 189597.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Flute
Media/Materials: Reed
Techniques: Incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws671ffdb46-cb2d-45fa-adc8-f40046ae8a52

Record ID: NMAI_202053