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DCM 0863: Anonymous, Central American Indian Flute (Fragment)

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DCM 0863: Anonymous, Central American Indian Flute (Fragment)

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DCM ledger: "Totonac Indian...from Vera Cruz."
Instrument type: Flute (Fragment)
Medium: Terracotta.; 7.65 cm.
Key Holes System: Blow hole only remaining part of instrument.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Condition: Element of the decorative head and head gear plus possibly part of the mouthpiece are broken off.
Provenance: William Niven, Tampico, Mexico, 20 May 1929.

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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1700 - 1900
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