DCM 1105: Anonymous, South American Indian (Hunncayo) Transverse Flute
Summary
DCM ledger: "Indian, Hunncayo, South America."
Instrument type: Transverse Flute
Medium: Cane, painted.; 78.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Two groups of 3 fingerholes are widely spaced.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Provenance: Scott E. Forbush, Pasadena, California, 5 Nov. 1931.
The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.
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