• Culture/People:

    probably Chimú (archaeological culture) (attributed)

  • Object name:

    Flute

  • Date created:

    AD 1200-1400

  • Place:

    Chan Chan; Trujillo Province; La Libertad Region; Peru

  • Media/Materials:

    Gold

  • Techniques:

    Hammered, repoussé

  • Collection History/Provenance:

    Probably excavated between 1922 and 1927 by amateur archaeologist Major Otto Holstein (1883-1934, U.S. Army, employed by the Northern Peru Mining and Smelting Company and president of the Trujillo Archaeological Society); purchased by MAI in 1927.

  • Dimensions:

    16 x 2 cm

  • Catalog number:

    15/7244

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    This item is currently on view at NMAI, DC.

See it in the 1491 section in the "Our Peoples" gallery on the 4th floor

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