Lute, wood, in two sections, both wrapped in bands of fiber; mouthpiece with reed in on section ( L22.8 cm), beveled to receive second section; second section ( L 21.8 cm) beveled to fit into first; two finger holes on one surface, one one opposite
Donor:
Mary S. Johnson
Collection place:
Navojoa Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mayo, Navajoa District, Sonora, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mayo
Collector:
Ralph L. Beals
Collection date:
1931
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Flutes (aerophones)
Accession date:
1931
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1994-1995 #9b: SFO Museum (May 5, 1995–June 12, 1995) and S2010-2011 #8: SFO Museum (June 1, 2011–May 22, 2012)