DCM 1107: Anonymous, South American Indian (Manabi) Whistle (Fragment)
Summary
DCM ledger: "Manabi, Ecuador."
Instrument type: Whistle (Fragment)
Medium: Black clay.; 7.2 cm.
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.
Tags
Date
1700 - 1900
Location
ecuador
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain