Flute Item Number: Sf700 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Cylindrical bone flute with four holes on the top; decorated with three lines of punctuated circles; a small fourth line of three circles sits near one of the ends.

History Of Use

A variety of musical instruments (flutes, panpipes, drums, whistles and conch shells) were used in pre-Conquest Peru. Examples of instruments exist, as well as depictions on pottery.

Item History

  • Made in Peru before 1532
  • Collected between 1949 and 1966
  • Owned by Anonymous before May 4, 1981
  • Received from Anonymous (Donor) on May 4, 1981

What

Name
Flute
Identification Number
Sf700
Type of Item
flute
Material
bone and paint ?
Manufacturing Technique
cut and drilled
Overall
height 7.4 cm, width 0.9 cm, depth 0.5 cm

Who

Culture
Andes
Previous Owner
Anonymous
Received from
Anonymous (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Peru

When

Creation Date
before 1532
Collection Date
between 1949 and 1966
Ownership Date
before May 4, 1981
Acquisition Date
on May 4, 1981

Other

Condition
fair
Accession Number
0711/0202