Images(5)

DepartmentEurope

Flauta

NameFlute

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datelate 19th - early 20th century

Place madeIbiza, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

MediumWood, metal (lead), paint

Dimensions15 15/16 × 7/8 × 13/16 in. (40.5 × 2.2 × 2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. Nathaniel Tarn, A.2017.53.4

Object numberA.2017.53.4

Collections

Europe

DescriptionLight brown wood flute with metal mouth piece. The flute is incised and painted with with letters, geometric patterns, and floral imagery within bands. Near the mouthpiece is a lead ornamentation in the wood.

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