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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Flute in the Form of a Seashell with Feline and Geometric Motifs
© 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

Flute in the Form of a Seashell with Feline and Geometric Motifs

AAT Object Form/FunctionFlute (aerophones)
Place CreatedColombia, South America
CultureNariño
PeriodTuza Period
Date1250 - 1500 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions3 7/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 13/16 in. (8.7 x 6.3 x 4.6 cm)
Object number1990.011.008
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 1994 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
'For I am the Black Jaguar': Shamanic Visionary Experience in Ancient American Art, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 5, 2012 - January 5, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 13, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - Present
Published ReferencesRebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 188, figure 441.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased December 26, 1980.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas