Black glazed flute

Museum number:
3-28361
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Accession number:
Acc.3485
Description:
Toy flute; black pottery; incised "Dona Rosa S B Coyotepec Oax Mex"; 1. 21 cm. Provenience (incl. craftsman): Mexico, Oaxaca, Coyotepec; Dona Rosa (potter). Materials/techniques: Pottery, reduction fired and smudged. Context of use (incl. role in trade): Toy/flute.
Donor:
Ernest J. Hill and Norma Hill
Collection place:
San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Flutes (aerophones)
Accession date:
1979
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Black glazed flute, accession number 3-28361, described as Toy flute; black pottery; incised "Dona Rosa S B Coyotepec Oax Mex"; 1. 21 cm. Provenience (incl. craftsman): Mexico, Oaxaca, Coyotepec; Dona Rosa (potter). Materials/techniques: Pottery, reduction fired and smudged. Context of use (incl. role in trade): Toy/flute.

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