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Duct flute (paqaplena)
Native American, possibly Hopi Pueblo
about 1900
Object Place: Arizona, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Cane, wood
Dimensions
Length 36.5 cm, diameter 1.9 cm (Length 14 3/8 in., diameter 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number1984.316
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
Catalogue Raisonné
DescriptionCylindrical body of cane (?). Very extended beak at proximal end with separate piece of cane bound to top surface with sinew. V-shaped window. Duct block missing. Irregularly carved cross-shaped piece of wood with traces of light blue/green paint, tied to distal end with sinew. Three widely-spaced fingerholes at center of body.
ProvenanceBefore 1984, sold by Lillian Caplin, Center for Musical Antiquities, New York, to Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts; 1984, sold by Deihl to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)