Container depicting a man playing a flute
Container depicting a man playing a flute

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Container depicting a man playing a flute,

1000–1200

Wari
1997-509

Information

Title
Container depicting a man playing a flute
Dates

1000–1200

Medium
Wood with shell and greenstone inlays
Dimensions
h. 3.9 cm., w. 2.2 cm., d. 2.2 cm. (1 9/16 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Object Number
1997-509
Place Made

South America, Peru, South coast

Culture
Huari
Type
vessels (containers), greenstone (rock)
Materials
wood, shell
Techniques
inlay (process)
Subject
musicians, flutes (aerophones), musical instruments, men

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