Flute (quena)
Unidentified maker (Peru)
Late Intermediate Period (1100-1450)
Wood with red pigment and fiber binding
Overall: 1 × 2 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (2.5 × 6.7 × 19.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Constance M. Landmann, in memory of Frederick E. Landmann
2008.4.3
Geography
Place Made: Coastal region, Peru, South America
Period
1000-1400
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Frederick E. (1907-2003) and Constance M. (1912-2011) Landmann, Hanover, New Hampshire, before 1970; given to present, 2008.
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