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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Qena (Notched Flute)
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Qena (Notched Flute)

AAT Object Form/Functionquenas
Place CreatedPeru, South America
MediumHuman bone
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions6 3/16 x 1/2 in. (15.7 x 1.3 cm)
Object number1994.018.005
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 13, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, acquired from William Thibadeau (1920-2002), Atlanta, Georgia, perhaps ca. 1969 - 1970.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas