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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)

Place CreatedPeru, South America
MediumBone
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