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Vessel flute
about 1930
Object Place: Papua New Guinea, Possibly Central Highlands
Medium/Technique
Earthenware
Dimensions
Length 12.5 cm, width 11.7 cm, depth 3.7 cm (Length 4 15/16 in., width 4 5/8 in., depth 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number1984.291
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionFlat, square-shaped body of earthenware with incised geometric designs, primarily triangles. Painted black (before incising) and triangles painted white afterwards. Mouth-hole at end and two fingerholes just below. Cavity (10 mm x 80 mm) does not encompass most of external shape.
InscriptionsShadow of adhesive label on back side.
ProvenanceBefore 1984, purchased from a gallery in Perth, Australia, by Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts; 1984, sold by Deihl to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)