DCM 1109: Anonymous (See Notes.) Bone Pipe

Previously identified as a Kena (notched flute) possibly of llama bone, and of South American Indian (Nasca, Pisco, Peru) origin. However, although containing 4 neatly drilled fingerholes, the upper end is not notched but contains 3 apertures, one being another neatly drilled hole on the back, the second being an end hole of apparently man-made origin, and the third a hole on the (player's) right side due to breakage. None of the above will apparently serve as a flute edge or duct.
Instrument type: Bone Pipe
Medium: Llama bone(?).; 23.5 cm
Key Holes System: See Notes.
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.