Duct flute
probably after A.D. 1600
Object PlacePanama
Medium/TechniquePelican (?) bone
DimensionsLength 21.7 cm, width 1.4 cm (Length 8 9/16 in., width 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1984.376
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
Provenance1980, sold by a German collector, Quito, Ecuador, to Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts; 1984, sold by Deihl to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984); June 19, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Skinner Auctions, Boston.
1900–50
1900–50
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1887)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
19th century
19th century
19th century
13th–12th century B.C.
13th–11th century B.C.
13th–11th century B.C.